Another Familiar Face

NY Times, LA Times, and Washington Post only reported on Van Jones’ post-resignation status. They failed to inform the public of Obama’s initial appointment of this publicly self-avowed Communist as the new Green Collar Economy Czar, expected to produce “green jobs” from a limited Curricula Vitae of community organizing of public protests. Sound familiar?

Just another familiar face in Obama’s long line of sketchy associations. More steeped in Lenin and Marx than Bill Ayers, and as racially charged as Jeremiah Wright, this figure is the best of both worlds. Add in his outspoken conspiracy theory that the Bush Administration planned 9/11, and you have a full-fledged whack-job leaving everyone wondering is there anyone checking I.D.s at the door!?

This guy has all the traits that make a great Liberal: self-loathed nationalism, civil rights gone haywire, and a communist agenda at the core. Obama is building a dream team and this guy was first on the draft list. However, Van Jones was dropped from the 3 dozen or so “Czars.” You can chalk it up to the convenient dumping of relationships with people no longer considered politically-convenient for Obama.

What is troubling is the sound of “Czar,” which shares an etymology with “Kaiser,” and can be traced back to “Caesar” and other supreme authorities and kings who held absolute, unchecked power. Even more troubling is that these Czars are functioning with the authority and power of presidential cabinet members as a part of the executive branch, except without the process of Congressional confirmation. The most troubling thing: Representative government does not seem to matter to this former Constitutional Law Prof.