 I've seen this before. More and more. You've got op-eds. They've been doing it for decades, actually. The person they're writing about should say something like this. My season of service is nearing its close, writes the Post's fictional Biden. This was a hard truth to face, but it is the natural course of things, as evident as the progression from spring to summer, from fall to winter. This is why I have decided to withdraw from the campaign for President of the United States.