American royalties

Sarah Palin, million-seller. That ought to help with the legal bills and maybe leave something over for wardrobe.

Meanwhile, an investment tip: Bullshit futures are trending sharply upward.

Yes, this is a corollary of P.T. Barnum's famous maxim.

Beware, however: This could be the next bubble in the economy. And the wicked hangover from decades of overconsumption of bullshit will leave a bad taste.