I am going to give Obama a chance, it's only been 8 months after all and I will vote for someone else next time if I feel they are a better choice.
From admittedly the small amount of research I just did about Van Jones. I found this:
Yes he declared himself a Communist
decades ago
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But... By the late 1990s, Jones began promoting capitalism as he transformed into an environmentally friendly capitalist. He emerged as one of the foremost champions of green business, entrepreneurship and market-based solutions. In his 2008 best seller The Green Collar Economy, Jones contended that invention and investment will take us out of a pollution-based grey economy and into a healthy new green economy.
I guess conservatives believe people simply can not change, EVER.
Once a commie always a commie
Once a sinner always a sinner
Now I do not have the time to search out the past history of every single conservative that was part of the last administration, but I am willing to bet there were more than a few that made similarly poor choices in their past.