I think Allahpundit gets this right. This is Obama testing how much he can get away with before the media calls him on it. Lesson learned? Quite a lot.
Van Jones has had his effect. He stated just back in March that he was willing to forego the pleasure of the radical pose to achieve the satisfaction of the radical ends!’ Jones founded the Apollo Alliance, funded by the Tides Foundation and Wade Rathke of ACORN, spending Soros money. The Apollo Alliance has on its board a veritavle list of who’s who in the progressive (read commie/fascist radicals) era. The Apollo Alliance is also whom Harry Reid thanked openly for helping fashion the Stimulus and cap&tax bills. You see, Jones has already had his impact, so now he can be tossed under the bus to give obammy yet another layer of lies from Axelgreasy trying to establish the great lie that Obama is not like his chosen advisers/czars.