In hard times, it's good to know that we can always count on irrational and unpredictable behavior. And that you'll be able to read about it endlessly no matter how much death-of-news angst is free floating out there.

Governor Rod Blagojevich, everyone's favorite holiday highway pileup, has an approval rating of eight percent, according to the Chicago-based polling company Glengariff Group. The sampling involved 600...