White House Blasts Stimulus 'Myths,' Including Cash For Sperm Freezer

In a White House blog post last night, Obama adviser G. Edward DeSeve detailed "10 Recovery Act Myths."

He said some of the commentary in the press and among politicians about the $787 billion plan is "just plain wrong."

DeSeve, Assistant to the Vice President and Special Advisor to the OMB Director for Implementation of the Recovery Act, said "more than 170 proposed Recovery Act projects have been halted or altered due to our review process" on waste, fraud or abuse.

Myth No. 5 - the money is being used for a freezer for fish sperm at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery, in South Dakota.

"Actually, no Recovery Act funds are being used for this project," DeSeve writes.