Wrong number

The phone rang Monday afternoon, and the sweet, young female voice chirped, "Hello, is this . . . ?" It was, I said.

She gave her name and said, "I'm calling on behalf of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and I'm so happy I got in touch with you today."

I explained, briefly and politely, why I was not as happy as she was that she'd gotten in touch with me.

Yes, she said, she'd take my name off their call list.