Accusations, Lies, and Czars. No, kids, it's not the Bolshevik Revolution.

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This past Sunday, Van Jones, the White House "green jobs" adviser, often called the "green jobs czar", resigned due to controversies surrounding (surprise!) his past and (surprise!) statements he made about Republicans. Jones said of his resignation: "On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," and "They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide." WHAT? YOU MEAN HE ACCUSED REPUBLICANS OF LYING?!?!? Republican's would, of course, NEVER do anything like that (please see Obama's healthcare speech and refer to Congressman Joe Wilson). 

Jones decided to step down after a big to-do was made about a petition he signed in 2004 (posted on 911truth.org), which called for an investigation into the government's role in 9/11. NOW, I am not saying one way or another what I think about September 11th, but heaven forbid someone actually seeks out an answer that hasn't been spoon-fed to us by the media! If you ask me, we probably need more people like Van Jones hanging out in DC. We should, however, probably refrain from calling them "czars".