The prospect of Democrats in charge of America’s foreign policy should cause all of us great angst. As far as I can tell, the Democrats’ plan for Iraq is somewhere between increasing the troop levels in Iraq and completely abandoning Iraq as we cut and run from our obligation to security in the region, leaving Iraq as a playground for terrorists. I’m simply not sure what their plan is, and we simply can’t replace one plan with no plan.

Is that a risk we’re willing to take?

The Mark Foley scandal is another area where the conventional wisdom is wrong. Many in the media are claiming that conservatives and evangelicals are being turned off by Republicans because of their association with Foley and their handling of the scandal. Some conservatives may be feeling like they just can’t support “the party of Mark Foley,” and that seems to be the Democrats’ best chance of success next month. The reality is quite the opposite. While Mark Foley might have been a believer in tax cuts and a strong defense, he was certainly not living a Republican or conservative lifestyle.

In fact, Foley’s lifestyle more closely resembled one that the ACLU might defend. It is liberals who are constantly preaching tolerance of everybody and everything under the sun.

Some Republicans have decided that the best strategy might be a quasi-suicide-turned-resurrection whereby Republicans lose Congress in 2006 so they can retain the White House in 2008. But this is no time to go wobbly. With less than thirty days left before Election Day, it’s not time to sulk over a legislative failure here and there. It’s time to pick a horse and place our bets.

There’s no question about it: Control of Congress is at stake in this election.

Will you really feel better the morning after with Democrats and their allies in charge?