It's so obvious. Let the old fart run so everyone can blame the Black socialist Obama when this economy is really going down the crapper. "Hey dude, at least under Bush we could still cash in our welfare cheques." Brilliant, Mr Rove.
Look, as long as CNBC is able to get away with touting McDONALD'S as the long play of choice to ride out this 'recession' US economy is doing just fine by both historical and international standards.