It was before a $ 9 trillion deficit . That was before a $ 3 trillion war , home foreclosures , $ 4 a gallon gasoline and food prices rising 30 percent . But Karl Rove was asked months ago to abandon the very ship he helped sink long before the ship started to list .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
Why was Karl asked to leave ?


He was causing the deficit to become greater