Now batting, councilman Dave Fawcett

As politics degenerates into a blood sport, it’s only natural that someone would produce trading cards for it. Pittsburgh’s CivicCards is happy to oblige, printing glossy, colorful cards of elected officials as educational tools and, God willing, collectors items. The company is starting with local politicians but hopes to branch out into “sets for other cities or cards featuring the president and other federal officials.” Even though it reminds us a little of the old Iraq most-wanted cards, we like this idea.