Obama Fail Blog

Not only did he resign, but he did it in the most cowardly way possible:

After more than a week of withering criticism for past comments, Jones has resigned as an advisor to the White House on green jobs. The White House announced the news in the early hours of Sunday morning.

That would be early Sunday morning on Labor Day weekend. Of course, President Obama denied any prior knowledge of the resignation, just as his administration denied any prior knowledge of Jones' radical past.

The resignation of Obama administration figure Van Jones, following controversies over a petition he had signed and his comments about Republicans, did not come at the request of the president, the White House senior adviser said Sunday."Absolutely not -- this was Van Jones' own decision," David Axelrod told NBC's "Meet the Press" when asked if the president had ordered the resignation.

Source: CNN

Cowards, cowards, cowards. Wonder what Eric Holder thinks of all this cowardice. Back to Van Jones and his radicalism:

But Jones had turned into a political liability for President Obama after statements he made prior to joining the White House came to light. Last week Jones apologized for a six-year-old petition he signed, alleging government complicity in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He also issued an apology for recorded comments from a February public meeting where Jones referred to Republicans as "a**holes" for not supporting administration efforts.

On Saturday, Jones came under more fire after Verum Serum posted an excerpt for an anti-war CD that Jones appeared in which also featured Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of shooting to death a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. But that case has turned into an international cause celebre with critics arguing that Jamal's death row sentence should be overturned.

Source: CBS News

Let's not forget Jones' involvement with the radical anti-police group STORM. Jones was actively involved with antagonizing police officers:

While never large, STORM was one of the most influential and active radical groups in the Bay Area, controlling numerous front organisations including Bay Area Police Watch, one of several anti police activities Jones was involved in.

Source: New Zeal

Yahoo News has a rundown of other administration officials who have already stepped down for various reasons - click here to read it.