What did the evil perpetrators mean by that?

Question

WASHINGTON (AP) - Karl Rove, your car is ready.

White House pranksters wrapped Rove's Jaguar in plastic wrap on the private driveway next to the West Wing. Rove's car is easily recognizable because of its "I love Barack Obama" bumper sticker and the twin stuffed-animal eagles on the trunk. Oh, and there's a stuffed-animal elephant on the hood.

Rove, the top White House political strategist who recently announced his resignation, left his car on the driveway while visiting Texas and traveling with President Bush.

He got back to the White House early Wednesday evening, ventured out to the driveway and — wearing a big smile — began unwrapping the car. Rove got some help from a few eager children who had come by the White House to watch President Bush arrive on the South Lawn in the Marine One helicopter.

Rove seemed to assign blame for the prank on Al Hubbard, the chairman of Bush's National Economic Council. He playfully pointed the finger at Hubbard while the kids ripped off the pl

Answer 1

If that's a true story (personally I doubt the Secret Service would allow anyone to "pull pranks" in the immediate vicinity of the white house), it sounds like a generic no-purpose no-symbalism prank.

Answer 2

I don't know but maybe they didn't think he would come back from the trip and they wanted the car to stay fresh while they figured out what to do with it. Just a guess.