It's a major difference between Dems and Republicans. Van Jones resigned because of a petition he signed. Republicans resist resigning even when they've broken the law (see David Vitter, Mark Sanford, etc.)

The difference is that the GOP has no shame, and can justify anything. Apparently the C Street "Church" says they're entitled.

Here's some background on that footage; it was taken last weekend at the Cincinnati Teabagger Party's 'rally' outside of Cincinnati. The teabaggers had been making a lot of noise about this rally for a couple of weeks and predicted that over 11,000 would show up for it. They even had the temerity to 'invite' our Democratic Governor Ted Strickland, Democratic representative Steve Driehaus, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown and spealer Nancy Pelosi to their so-called 'non-partisan' event.

Well, it turns out that the Cincinnati Enquirer (a right wing rag, btw) put the crowd at 6000 while the teabaggers claimed 18,000. To back up their claims they had Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones back their 18,000 claim. That's sheriff Jones that you see sitting among the teabagger luminaries at the end of that clip. Here's a story from the progressive Cincinnati Beacon:

http://www.cincinnatibeacon.com/index.php/contents/comments/the_teabaggers_fuzzy_math/

Sheriff Jones is a notorious right wing extremist and a member of the teabagger party himself. In fact he spoke at their rally, so he's hardly a trustworthy source. He is also fond of rounding up illegal immigrants and making a big show of it for the media. Here's more background on Jones from Right Wing Watch:

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/individuals/richard-k-jones

Support for the "Constitution" has replaced support for "states' rights" as the new euphemism for white power. When will the racists acquire the guts to speak in plain language?

Idiot!