An addition and a disappointment

I forgot one thing that I'm doing:

Cooking for tomorrow

You know what irks me? I'm a Republican. I'll admit it to anyone. Today, though, I wanted, ever so briefly, to become a Democrat. Here's the scenario:

The phone rings and I break my neck to get it. This woman tells me, "I'm calling for the Republican party and we'd like your opinion in this survey." Fine, and I tell her so. "Please listen to what Mr. Newt Gingrich has to say." OK. I listen to Newt talk about how the news media and the likes of Michael Moore are lying about the current state of affairs in the war on terror and the current administration just to get into office. Well, DUH. Then he continues to say that 13 freshmen Rep House members are facing an uncertain futures because of all this and that the Republican Party needs my financial help to make sure that they stay in office over the lying, sneaking Dems.

Now, wait a minute.

Didn't I just hear I would be taking part in a survey?? I didn't hear anything remotely sounding like a dollar sign when I agreed to stay on with Newt. But then Newt started talking more and more about needing money.

Then a different person comes on to follow up Newt. Did I hear him all right? Yes. How about keeping these endangered freshmen House members in by contributing $75-100?

Yeah, right.

Those in charge of such phone marketing, listen up. If you had asked me straight up from the beginning if I would contribute something to the campaign, I sure wouldn't have contributed $75-100, but I may have contributed $10-25. Better than the dead line you got in response, isn't it?

Let's try a little honesty next time. You're starting to play dirty like another party we know.