I decided to fact-check you, and according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_stagnation_in_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_stagnation_in_the...</a> , "In recent years this [incumbent reelection rate] rate has been well over 90 per cent, with rarely more than 5-10 incumbents losing their House seats every election cycle."<p>So, uh, consider your fact duly checked. :)