Late last night — well, late for me — the phone rang. It was an automated polling service.

“Do you consider yourself to be a Tea Party Patriot?” said the recorded voice. My response was terse, consisting of two words, the second one being “No.” That was followed by, “Do you support Sarah Palin?” I issued the same response.

The call was abruptly terminated at the other end.

I think I got my point across.