...Liberally

I just learned about this interesting sounding thing called Drinking Liberally. It's a collective of gatherings for progressives to talk over drinks. There are "chapters" all around the US. Apparently it's part of the Cosmopolity family, which also includes Laughing Liberally (comedy), Screening Liberally (movies), and Reading Liberally (books). Someone on the liberal email alias at work had this to say about the weekly Seattle Drinking Liberally gatherings.

The crowd is friendly and well-informed, usually around 20-30 people, sometimes a few more. Goldy and Will from Horses Ass go, Stefan Sharkansky from Sound Politics shows up once in a blue moon (there are a couple conservative/libertarians that come), and Joel Connelly from the P-I is usually there. Sandeep Kaushik (formerly of the Stranger, now works for Ron Sims) comes, and some of Cantwell’s old campaign staff sometimes shows up. And then a bunch of local bloggers/Democrats/liberals that just like to hang around, chat, and have a brew. It’s pretty lively, but very informal unless Nick invited an elected to speak; then we’ll take a formal pause for 10 minutes or so while they talk.