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Let's not beat around the Cheddar - this year's presidential election is shaping up to be a real rat race.
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Move over George W. Bush and John Kerry: There are two other critters -- oops, candidates -- who want to be named commander-in-cheese.

Meet George W. Bushy-Tail and Hairy Kerry, two new talking mice from Sprice Mice who are adding a little humor to this year's presidential election.

Make no mistake, these two critters aren't your ordinary "talking heads." They are truly attitude-filled mice with political aspirations.

Squeeze Hairy Kerry, who sports a windblown mop of gray hair, and this mouse that wants to be president proclaims "Where are the weapons of mouse destruction?" and "This time, every piece of cheese will be counted."

Not to be outdone, the mouse that wants to stay in the White House - complete with big ears and an even bigger cowboy hat - states, "The cat from Iraq is in my sack, and he's not going back, Jack" and "I am the right mouse for the White House."

Available from Spice Mice, the talking characters are adding a little political levity to today's rough-and-tumble political climate - and not a moment too soon for many voters.

"They (the mice) are the only thing you can laugh about in this year's election," says Doris Edwards of Freehold. "There's so much name-calling and finger-pointing . . . sometimes, you just need to laugh at all the rhetoric."

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