Rove Rues 'Mission Accomplished' Banner

Karl Rove admitted this week he regrets the use of the "Mission Accomplished" banner used as a backdrop during President Bush's speech aboard an aircraft carrier in May 2003. Gee Karl, ya think?

My two cents is that Rove doesn't regret the act itself. He regrets that it blew up in his face with the end of the Iraq war not living up to the hype. If things were going better in Iraq right now, he'd be more than happy to have that photo op in campaign ads.

All this simply points out that while Rove may be good at direct mail, he's overrated as a political advisor.