With Chicago hosting the “Summer of Rod Blagojevich” festival at the exclusive Federal Courthouse Bar & Grill, Blago gear couldn’t be more topical. Many such gifts are on the market, but none will enable dad to keep the Gov in constant view like these comfortable shoes. (Zazzle, $72)
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Speaking of palling around, you remember how President Barack Obama used to pal around with Bill Ayers? Now your dad can wear a portrait of Ayers on his thigh. Let’s hope he doesn’t get stripsearched at the airport, though. (Cafe Press, $16)
War is sad, isn’t it? America has many wars under way, in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the war against the oil on all the birds, and the war on unemployment. It’s enough to make a man cry. If your dad has taken all the bad news to heart, this couch-shaped tissue box will help him keep his Kleenex stash dry and secure. The box has an ironic Chicago Bears design that challenges masculine stereotypes. Grr! (Etsy, $14)
. . . while Giannoulias has merged with Blagojevich to become the worst politician ever, basically. (Cafe Press, $190/50)
