A new one on me...

I just got a cause-telemarketing call about getting Congress to pass Clean Energy Jobs legislation that went differently from how I was expecting. Rather than asking me for a donation, they asked if I was willing to be connected with "your Senator's office" to personally tell them the issue was important to me. That turned out to mean Sen. Specter. I agreed, and a few seconds later his office's voicemail message was on the phone. When it said "press 1 to leave a message" I heard the noise of someone pressing 1, then a beep for me to leave a message. Which I did.

Before agreeing, I asked the caller if this was something brand new; he said they'd been doing it every since he started at the job five months ago. So maybe you've all had such calls before... have you?