Along with the “that’s like getting elected mayor of your shoes” formulation that Jay passes along today, this description of Van Jones, from Mytheos Holt, warmed my heart:

… there were ample reasons to dislike Van Jones before disliking Van Jones was media-savvy. That is, he was (and is) a disconcertingly gifted spokesperson for the reptilian portion of the young American Left’s collective consciousness. …Let us hope that, despite the administration dropping this palpable symbol of its contempt for our intelligence, the American people will not be lulled into sedation quite so easily in the future.

Reptilian, indeed!