fingers. sean: all right, and now he has determined that not only have we averted a crisis but that his policies actually saved us. this is what the president had to say today. >> i do think it was necessary for the government to step in, because unlocking frozen credit markets, we helped stop a recession from becoming a depression. sean: all right, i do not know if he is patted himself on the back for the $787 billion stimulus package or the ballooning deficit. they struck a deal earlier today when four blue dog democrat gave in to party leaders. members will return from their august recess, and all the while, they continue to blame republicans. joining us is our fox news contributor, the one and all the karl rove. -- the one and only karl rove.