I read the mail today, oh boy . . .
The front of the envelope said:
DO NOT DESTROY
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT
Inside was this:
SPECIAL NOTICE: You have been selected to represent Republican voters in Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District. Enclosed please find documents registered in your name.
Imagine my surprise! It was my official 2011 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CENSUS DOCUMENT registered CODE #N11PL034!!
(Splendid readers: Please don’t divulge that code number to your friends and neighbors.)
Yes, the Republican National Committee had singled me out:
Your registered census is one of the select few being mailed into Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District.
Because of your high level of political involvement, your personal input on the questions presented in your census document is critical to our nation’s future.
Just to clarify: 1) My “high level of political involvement” in this instance is that I subscribe to the Weekly Standard, whose mailing list the RNC routinely rents; 2) My personal input on any topic is entirely peripheral to our nation’s future.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to fill out my 2011 Congressional District Census.
Campaign Outsider 
Are you a dining room table?
Your congressman thinks so.
How many lines did it take before this “census” became a call for a donation to the party? I used to get similar ones from the Democratic party during the Kerry Bush race.
About eight, Al. Thanks for asking.