Bush reaches out

To the new Democrat Congress, through Opinion Journal:

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. Democrats will control the House and Senate, and therefore we share the responsibility for what we achieve.

In the days and weeks since the November elections, I have been encouraged by the productive meetings I've had with many of the new leaders in Congress from both parties. I am hopeful we can find common ground without compromising our principles.

I believe we share many of the same goals for the people we serve--and with good will and hard effort, we can find practical ways to advance the American Dream and keep our nation safe.

During the past few years since the War on Terror began, I think many conservatives, myself included, forgot who the real enemies are. Not liberals, who needs be shown the error of their ways when they're wrong and not likened to our terrorist enemies. We are, after all, Americans in this war against Islamic Fascism for the long run. If we can't do it together, who will fight for us?