They do not want Obama reelected. If he is reelected the economy is going to crash, probably will anyway, and they do not want a dem in the WH when it does. After 4 years of saying the economy is going great guns because of Obama’s policies, when it crashes there is no one to blame but Obama.
They want to be able to make the claim the economy crashed because Romney undid Obama's policies and returned us to the “Bush Years” and the policies that caused the recession in the first place.
Having him held hostage and released on the day Romney is sworn in is basically the same as Hillary holding up a newspaper saying “Bush Knew”. You have the entire 9/11 “TRUTHER” brigade back to launch Hillary into the WH in 2016.
It will also provide cover for their foreign policy failures
Dream on...