Stand tall Washingtonians. We’re number one. In your face Baltimore. D.C. Adults Top Alcohol Abusers in Country A new report says that adults in Washington D.C. abuse alcohol more than anyone else in the country.

The Week: Why do smart kids grow up to be heavier drinkers? Drinking is the only way to deal with morons: Smart people “booze so we can tolerate everyone else,” says Greg at Food & Wine Blog. When sober, we tend to “take people’s responses at literal face value.” But …

Our friends over at What’s the Deal are giving away free Ketel One Vodka this Thursday at Old Glory. Now, the last time we posted about Old Glory we caused a little bit of ruckus, so we’re treading carefully this time around. Cruise on over to What’s the Deal and …

The smart money would have been on Vegas. The Republican National Committee’s site-selection committee is expected to name Tampa as site of the party’s 2012 convention today, according to Mike Allen. [Political Wire] Note: The convention headquarters will be nowhere near here:

He wants to end ABC store’s monopoly in Virginia.

For those of you in DC that love free eggnog, click here. h/t JS