Politics or Economics?

George Soros is closing factories. Is it due to politics or economics?
On January 13th, Mr. Soros' company abruptly closed seven plants in Illinois, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Many employees around the country were caught by surprise when they arrived to work and found the plants shut down. Since Mr. Soros has stated in the past that defeating George Bush was the central focus of his life, I have to wonder if he's doing his part to sink the economy or simply doing business as usual.

(Special thanks to SE for this story.)