K Lo: I am a fan of the “do not call” registry, even though some of my conservative friends think it’s just another example of big government getting bigger. I intend to put my phone number on it and thereby keep telemarketers from calling me at their pleasure, rather than me calling them at mine. But it’s worth noting that political parties are exempt from the ban–another example of politicians making sure the rules by which everybody else must abide don’t apply to them.