Taking aim at political mailers

In a season of mailboxes overstuffed with hyperbolic campaign literature, a few mailers stand out this year for their sheer brazenness. Troy Anderson in the Daily News,

Take one piece that was recently sent to 1 million California households by a Newport Beach slate mailer firm calling itself "Continuing the Republican Revolution." The mailer is emblazoned with a red-white-and-blue Republican elephant, an American eagle and a quote praising Ronald Reagan.

Then it recommends votes on state measures that are the exact opposite of most Republican positions on the Nov. 2 statewide ballot.