Seriously, what idiot thought these up? I mean, how annoying can it get? You come home from a hard day’s labot and see your message machine flashing. Thinking someone you care for may actually have called, you hit the play button only to hear a dozen canned messages from political candidates. I find myself uncontrollably screaming at the phone even though in the few sane moments left in my life I am very aware that the phone is an inanimate object whose annoyance value is directly attributable to its misuse by humans. I think I will follow my friend Chris’ advice and automatically NOT vote for anyone who indulges in this most horrible of habits even if it means voting for someone I know is a total idiot. Though really, doesn’t that describe way too many political candidates anyhow.