I think it's a whole lot of to-do about something they were fully aware of in an effort to distract attention from the fact that in two weeks the House and Senate are planning a vote on the Obama 2010 budget.
That thing wasn't going well as people realized the details of it, so now they've manufactured a new news story to keep the budget out of the headlines.
...Yer right, it’s all a distraction. The only thing wer’e going to get from the clown president is campaign mode for 2012...