He's clearly not in my group of favorite liberals, if I thought this would go this way, I probably would have brought out an ace, like say Sam Harris for example.
The point was supposed to be: Hey look, even Van Jones can see both sides of a debate, articulate an argument that is inclusive and mostly fair to both sides. It's meant as an example of constructive discourse. And I still think he exceeds expectations on these criteria.
The reason for highlighting Van Jones in particular here, is because he's someone I thought many of my lib friends here could identify with.