Clockwise from left: Distil, The Knight's Bar, Old German Beer Hall PREAMBLEThe best bars in America: We knew it was impossible right from the beginning. To identify the best bars in a country this vast and this thirsty is a task on the order of identifying the best cells in the human body. At the time, we decided to recommend only bars that we knew personally. We still think that was a good call. This meant that best bars was going to be an ongoing project, particularly since we've always preferred visiting bars as part of our regular activities rather than organizing special missions. (If you make a special trip to find something, you tend to find what you're looking for whether it's there or ... Continue reading →

L.A. Times Resurrects Attacks On Ann Romney With Expose On Dressage Horse-Related Lawsuit » 79 comments A massive expose in the L.A. Times on Tuesday resurrects the political attack on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s wife Ann Romney and her expensive hobby of keeping and riding dressage horses. The L.A. Times reveals a lawsuit that the Romney’s had to settle in which the extent of their addiction to pricey hobby riding is exposed. While the L.A. Times refrains from drawing political conclusions from their expose, those conclusions had been made in the past by other media outlets that sought to shed light on Ann Romney’s pecuniary habits. RELATED: The View Co-Hosts Spar Over Ann Romney’s Resume The L.A. Times article details Ann Romney’s numerous interviews ... Continue reading →

Samuel Wurzelbacher, the GOP House candidate better known as "Joe the Plumber," accused Vice President Biden of perpetrating class warfare by suggesting that plumbers don't have the requisite experience to be president. "I definitely have a problem with it," Wurzelbacher told The Hill. Addressing a public college Tuesday in Keene, N.H., Biden dropped a quip about plumbers into a defense of the Obama campaign's decision to attack Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital. "Your job as president is to promote the common good. That doesn't mean the private equity guys are bad guys. They're not," Biden said. "But that no more qualifies you to be president than to be a plumber."Biden quickly reassured his audience that he meant no disrespect to the profession. "And by ... Continue reading →