Check out challengers before you vote Nov. 7

Democrats have increasingly greater chances to win a growing number of Congressional races, says The Hill News. Although recent polls may dispute that optimism (here and here), Bush bashers and Congress critics might be rejoicing that “here’s our chance to get it right.”

Be careful what you wish for. A spiffy new Democratic replacement for a retread Republican pol might not be a good swap — especially if the Democratic wannabe practices the grand old political arts of prevarication, inflation and misinformation that got the incumbent the job in the first place. If the wannabe is just as vague in political speech as the incumbent, think carefully before you pull the lever Nov. 7.

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