Today's mail included a thick envelope from the Democratic Party's Senate Campaign Committee and Committee Chair Senator Charles (Chuck) Schumer of NY. It had all the usual direct mail gimmicks.
A four-page large type appeal from the Senator asking me to help create a "firewall" against the GOP right wing.A flier advising that if I give $35 or more I will receive an "Official 2012 Firewall Tote Bag."
A form to return with my contribution including a code reading: A810586HALBA F207776723 7 and boy with a code that long it MUST be something official and important. And to make it extra special personal, there is the usual "hastily crafted note" at the end, printed in a typeface designed to look like a handwritten note and highlighted in yellow.
Well I am sorry to tell you Chuck that all of that crap is now in the waste basket, except for the postage paid return envelope which I used to send back the following message: