Driberally tonight

Drinking Liberally is a weekly social gathering where progressives talk politics and get to know one another. In Center City Philadelphia, we meet on Tuesday nights at José Pistola's upstairs bar, where there are drink specials from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. And the more we tip the bartender, the more frequently he hands out free dishes of chips and dips. I hope to see you there!

José Pistola's is at 263 South 15th Street (15th and Spruce) in Center City, near the Kimmel Center and the Academy of Music. There's a parking garage across the street, but as filthy liberal hippies naturally we suggest public transit; both SEPTA and PATCO will get you there in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

This week's topic: David Grisham, the director of Repent Amarillo, had to call off his scheduled Koran burning on Saturday when a 23-year-old skateboard punk yoinked the book away and handed it over to a local Muslim leader. But since thousands, if not millions, of deeply religious Muslims never got the memo that the Florida burn was canceled, over a dozen people have died in protests and clashes anyway.

"Come for the beer, stay for the check"