Well, I thought a "truther" was someone who thought the government conducted 9/11 and was engaged in a cover-up, whereas it appears to Van Jones is saying the government knew it was going to happen and let it. The latter is a bit less crazy since Bush was handed a document "Bin Laden Determined to Strike Within America" and no clear action being taken -- though I don't share Van Jones' view.

But gmwise's message is well-taken, that it's really interesting to observe how people change their political philosophies over time, and it can certainly appear sinister to people who entrenched in their beliefs at age 16 and could never imagine changing them. But people screaming "commie!" every time someone is shown to have a different political viewpoint from them is growing very tiresome.

And yes, Glenn Beck is bat***t crazy. Don't make me post the videos...