While the rest of the economy is down, Obama accessories are on the up.

We are talking about everything from T-shirts to coffee cups and baby bibs to dog jerseys. The merchandising of Barack Obama has gone far beyond the T-shirt and button ways not so many elections ago. There is even a list of the 35 Wackiest Weirdest Barack Obama Merchandise You Can Actually Buy. That includes things like wine, earrings, dog tags and a glow in the dark refrigerator magnet.

The Washington Post reported it is not just merchandise selling but even tattoos with the Obama “O”.  Obama products are popping up on eBay, Craigslist and television commercials.

In 2000 and 2004, anti-Bush merchandise was a big hit on places like CafePress.

In most election years, the candidate T-shirt and button market pretty much disappears after the ballots are counted. Not this time. Our next president has become a living, breathing stimulus package for a modest-size group of entrepreneurs who are slapping Obama’s image on any surface it’ll stick to. At CafePress.com there are 96,000 different Obama-related designs for sale, according to vice president of marketing Amy Maniatis. That includes a T-shirt that says “Now I don’t have to move to Canada” and a poster that says “Once you go Barack, you’ll never go back.”

The McCain stuff is not doing so well. At America!, McCain merchandise is half-off. They might have to come down from that some more if they want buyers.