Oh Bull Sh--T

Wondering what Karl Rove is doing in retirement? Not retiring. He is becoming the full time defender of the Bush legacy. And its hard work. Last night is NYC, Rove advanced the argument that, had they known that Saddam had no WMD, we would have never invaded Iraq. In other words, the gameplan is to shift blame to "failed intelligence." Trouble is, the Administration was already off message in 2005.

Here is President Bush with Brit Hume in 2005:

Hume: So, if you had had this -- if the weapons had been out of the equation because the intelligence did not conclude that he had them, it was still the right call?

Bush: Absolutely.

Rove's play is also comical in light of all we know about the Vice President's attempts to manufacture evidence of WMD and cherry pick intelligence that supported only a pro invasion view. This Adminstration was not duped by bad intelligence.We were duped by this Administration. The longer we evade the truth and make excuses, the more likely we are to repeat our mistakes.