Kate Sheppard reports that celebrated climate activist Van Jones might receive an appointment in the Obama administration. But he won't be a czar and he certainly won't be the president. Which means he'll move from being a talented outside communicator to an inside player with uncertain access. And the first comment over at Grist strikes a nice note of ambivalence on this:
If it is more than a rumor, then Van faces some decisions that would keep me awake at night. Would he be more effective where he is, or on the inside of the administration? How much power would he really have? Could he go along with the administration the next time it starts talking about "clean coal?"If he gets tapped, then we might not know what to do. Offer him our congratulations, or our condolences.
You're hearing that sort of thing a lot lately.
