We just knew this was coming …

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R), a Mitt Romney surrogate, said Sunday that the improving economic situation is thanks to Republican governors, not President Obama.

“Look, I’m glad the economy is starting to recover but I think it’s because of what Republican governors are doing in their states. Not because of the president,” McDonnell said on CNN’s State of the Union.

“It’s been a complete failure of leadership,” he said of Obama.

You see, week before last the poor economy was all on account of Obama’s policies making things worse. But now that there are signs that things might be improving, well, that’s because of Republican governors like McDonnell. Never mind that Virginia was among the states that received the most federal stimulus funding in 2009.