"What the Congress Can Do for America," by Mr. Bush, the president of the United States. (A translation.)

The Wall Street Journal publishes an opinion piece by George W. Bush. In case you don't know: "Mr. Bush is the president of the United States." The piece is called "What the Congress Can Do for America/Let them say of these next two years: We used our time well." You can think up an alternate title that represents what he's really thinking. E.g.: Oh, no, I have to spend the rest of my presidency with these people!

Together, we have a chance to serve the American people by solving the complex problems that many don't expect us to tackle, let alone solve, in the partisan environment of today's Washington. To do that, however, we can't play politics as usual.

But you are going to play politics as usual, so nothing will be solved, and it will therefore be your fault.

... I am hopeful we can find common ground without compromising our principles.

I'm not compromising my principles, so good luck finding common ground.

...fight and win the war....

...not the time to raise taxes on the American people.

...balancing the budget....

....earmarks....

Spending control will be a special new concern, but I will call you on any attempt to cut back on the war or raise taxes. Try living with that.

Our Founders believed in the wisdom of the American people to choose their leaders and provided for the concept of divided and effective government. The majority party in Congress gets to pass the bills it wants. The minority party, especially where the margins are close, has a strong say in the form bills take. And the Constitution leaves it to the president to use his judgment whether they should be signed into law.

Mmm... I love those Founders and our wonderful Constitution... and I am going to veto like mad.

...If the Congress chooses to pass bills that are simply political statements, they will have chosen stalemate.

Veto! Don't you dare try to make any political progress for yourself. It will just be an empty gesture. I'll make sure.

...come together...

Yeah.