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 and food specials from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. 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: Ha-ha, looks as though Citzens United is turning around and biting conservatives in the ass: the California-based Tea Party Express organization is funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into campaigns quite literally from Alaska to Delaware. By supporting looney-tunes extreme-right Republican candidates, the Express is setting up the GOP either for big losses in six weeks, or for the six-year installation of a young-earth creationist, a person who wants to shut down the Department of Education, and another who wants to ban abortions for survivors of rape or incest into one of the most powerful legislative bodies in the entire world. I say, pass the popcorn!

"Come for the beer, stay for the check"