And you know what? I bet it was a set up by Rolling Stone and the Obama Administration.
Rolling Stone is ultra-liberal and anti-anti-GOP! Its almost tabloidy how anti-GOP their article headlines are. Perhaps they are trying to stay in business but its an obvious turnoff for someone who questions their motives and articles. Granted, most of their political articles seem well-researched, but RS does have a strong agenda. They are very biased.
Obama did sort of luck out by getting Petraeus back into the field. He probably would have retired after the mid-terms, and I didn't realize he was still active, primarily because he left Iraq and there was buzz about him for 2012. He is a strong VP candidate, but VP's need to be vocal attack dogs, and Petreaus won't be able to slam Obama in 2012.