I think that's giving him a bit too much credit for bloodthirsty long term thinking. Despite what my teacher advises us on how the judges in the Federal Reserve thing will question us, I still refuse to subscribe completely to the "Economists go for the jugular" concept. ;)

Besides, he did support the tax cuts, at least partially, and unless he's been planning on getting rid of Bush for a lot longer than previously thought...it's somewhat unlikely.