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Some people are wondering who is next after Van Jones. But the Van Jones story is not over. And we still don't know who hired this "obscure" official, as some on the left are now trying to refer to him. Some of these controversies are currently being investigated by the new media. Blogger Trevor Loudon, who broke the story about Jones' communist background, thinks White House official Valerie Jarrett needs to be seriously scrutinized. She appears to have had a family connection to Barack Obama's childhood mentor, Communist Party member Frank Marshall Davis.

For the record, this "obscure" official technically worked at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), established within the Executive Office of the President. It "coordinates Federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives." Yet, he never went through a Senate confirmation hearing.

Meanwhile, representatives of various George Soros-funded organizations are coming to the defense of the identified communist.

John Podesta, the President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, hailed Jones as an "exceptional and inspired leader who has fought to bring economic and environmental justice to communities across our country."

Justin Ruben of MoveOn.org said Jones had "worked tirelessly to bring jobs and environmental progress to some of the poorest communities in our nation. His dedication and leadership are exactly what we need more of in Washington. And his resignation is a loss to this Administration."

Josh Silver of the Free Press calls Jones "one of our most visionary and principled young leaders."

Questions about Van Jones personally are not over, either. It's been reported that Van Jones is not his real name. He is really Anthony Jones.

By the same token, Barack Obama was once Barry Soetoro. It's not exactly clear when his name was changed, and when or if it was reflected on official documents.

Jones and Obama put a lot of importance in names. Jones named his son Cabral, after African Marxist Amilcar Cabral. So what happened with "Van?"

In an interview (web site) with Ariane Conrad, the person who largely wrote his best-selling book, Jones said, "Well my true identity, of course, is Anthony Jones from Jackson, Tenn. One might be able to use a search engine to figure that out."

He may have been referring to the fact that his "true identity" had been previously revealed in a New Yorker article, "Greening the Ghetto," by Elizabeth Kolbert. (web site) She noted, "Van Jones, born Anthony Jones, grew up in Jackson, Tennessee, a small town about ninety miles east of Memphis." Kolbert explained that "After high school, Jones enrolled at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The first day of his freshman year, he decided that he needed a new identity, or, at least, a new name. Anthony Jones was dull. He chose Van because, he told me, 'it has a little touch of nobility, but at the same time it's not overboard.'" On another occasion, he said he picked "Van" because it sounded cool.

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