Wonkette

• Why you can’t buy wine at the Maryland Trader Joe’s: Because Maryland said so, that’s why. [DCist]
• How you can help FEMA help the Gulf help itself. [DCiever]
• Wouldn’t you like some Butterstick the Panda for Christmas? [WP]
• American University president spends “nearly $44,000 in alcohol.” Not at Trader Joe’s, we’re thinking. [WP]