After I crossed into Illinois a few days ago, recurring signs mounted to overpasses every few miles stated something to the effect of, "Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich Welcomes You to Illinois." At that point, I sighed, took a sip of something that was either warm soda or cold coffee, and said, "Goodbye Rod." But because every scandal these days comes with a variety of consumer-friendly tie-ins, we'll never have to say goodbye. An Illinois-based jewelry company is selling Senate seats of their own. For a $35 donation -- less than the $500,000 asking price of the original -- you can jangle one of these sterling silver charms at the end of your keychain. That is, until it becomes unfashionable and blasé to skewer the screw-ups of the fallen governor. But looking at Sarah Palin, such a concern seems vague and far-off. It's been months now, and Her Alaskan Highness is still running well past her 15 minutes without showing signs of meme fatigue. So long as Blagojevich keeps the web hits coming, there's nothing to stop you from plunking down some green on a token of extremely limited novelty appeal --not even our wilting economy, which looks poised to bounce back next year.