That's MY headline, so people know.
BUSH TODAY:
The "Mission Accomplished" sign, of course, was put up by the members of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was accomplished. I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from my staff.”
HERE IS HOW IT WAS REPORTED IN MAY:
"White House officials say that a variety of people, including the president, came up with the idea, and that
Sforza embedded himself on the carrier to make preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his early evening speech. Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a single shot."
There's more, spread it far and wide and I don't even care if you don't mention Kerry's staff dug it all up. Just get the word out. The buck stops anywhere that Bush finds convenient, as long as it isn't at his desk.
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/000575.html#more