More on the money chase

Want a little something extra for your campaign contribution? Don't want to fork over a couple of thousand for the chance to have your picture taken with Candidate X? Boy, do the campaigns have deals for you.

In an e-mail sent out today, John McCain offers a navy blue polo shirt with campaign logo for a $100 donation, adding to the other goodies already available at the McCain store.

Rudy Giuliani has his "Rudy Gear," with it's "get 'em young" offering, a $15.95 infant "onesie."

And for you baseball buffs, there's Mitt Romney's foam-rubber, yes, "Mitt."

Jim Gilmore, the former Virginia governor, arguably may be the longest of the long-shot GOP presidential contender, but he might have the best come on. You have to work for it, though. Supporters who sign up through his MyGilmore site can win a Nintendo Wii game by raising the most money before Saturday's reporting period ends.

The Democrats have gone retail, too. Barack Obama offers T-shirts with a silkscreen picture of himself and Hillary Clinton offers a kid-friendly package that includes a piggy bank; can't tell from the picture if it maxes out at $2,300 in pennies (the maximum individual contribution).

John Edwards sells $400 haircuts. ... Not really.  But you can get yourself a "union made and printed" duffle bag. 

Whatever happened to bumper stickers and buttons?

-- Scott Martelle

Photo: Sen. John McCain; Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP