Karl Rove Creationism

I know that this appears trivial but it is classic Rovean politics and since nobody else seems to have mentioned it, I will. Yesterday Sen. McCain, during a speech, said he heard that Sen. Obama's advisers were happy with the financial crisis and that it would help their candidates chances. This drew a big reaction from the crowd. And if true it should have. In my mind I tried to imagine what had taken place and frankly, how could a campaign be so foolish. I thought about Sen. McCain adviser Charlie Black, famously saying that a terrorist attack would help the McCain campaign. But Charlie Black is sort of a loose cannon and from him you never know what to expect.
The Obama people are much smarter than that. So I wondered who was it that said such a thing.
Well, I searched and searched and here is all that I could come up with. Breitbart reports,

McCain aides: Obama 'cheerleading' Market. Top aides to Republican John McCain are claiming Democrat Barrack Obama and his advisers are exploiting Wall Streets financial problems for political gain. Aide Steve Schmidt, who worked for the Bush-Cheney team in 2004, told reporters Thursday aboard McCain's plane that Obama is "cheerleading this crisis." He said McCain is seeking a bipartisan solution although Schmidt and aides Mark Salter and Nicolle Wallace also said Democratic congressional leaders should be condemned for considering adjourning without addressing the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the sale of Merril Lynch and the emergency government loan to insurer AIG. The aides say the Arizona Senator will make the same criticisms during his speeches.

Ok, first of all there is a connection between Breitbart and Matt Drudge of the right leaning Drudge Report where this story appeared. Breitbart looks far and wide to provide Drudge with what he is looking for. And although written by an AP writer, the story's incoherence and obvious lack of scrutiny is appalling.
But most important here is that Steve Schmidt is as close to Karl Rove as one can get. So the protege, borrowing from the masters playbook, creates a story out of thin air. Then Sen. McCain repeats it in a speech like it is true. But the bold face in the bold face lie belongs to Karl Rove.
So how many voters made up their mind yesterday because they heard something that sounds this revolting? Steve Schmidt knows and he'll keep doing it until it doesn't work anymore.