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| Pence calls on Van Jones to resign |
| 2009-09-05 |
| Rep. Mike Pence, the no. 3 Republican in the House, is calling on Obama green jobs czar Van Jones to resign. This sort of thing would usually be laughed off by Democrats -- a conservative Republican telling a Democratic appointee to quit. But the Obama team isn't exactly jumping to back Jones today in wake of revelations that in the past he signed on to one of the "truther" groups that claimed 9/11 was an inside job. Oh, and he called Republicans a**holes in a video earlier this year before he was appointed. Asked about Jones' affiliations with the 9/11 group at the daily briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would only say: "It's not something that the president agrees with." And then Gibbs referred other questions to a statement Thursday by the Council on Environmental Quality in which Jones said he never backed any of these 9/11 conspiracy groups. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 He will be gone Wednesday night....when everyone is paying homage to The O's glorious speech. Nothing else will be noticed. /sarc |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-09-05 21:45 |
| #3 Last time I checked with Rahm, I was told that there was plenty of room under the bus for Van Jones. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-09-05 11:28 |
| #2 If they decide to keep Jones, which I think is entirely possible, watch Holder appoint a special commission to look into 9/11 and what the evil "W" Administration and the CIA must have surely known, etc. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-09-05 11:06 |
| #1 Personally, I'd prefer that he stays. He, Gibbs, Obama, and the rest of the White House Gang will have to stay in defense mode for a very long time. It will make it difficult for them to carry out their programs. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-09-05 11:02 |