On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here is a wrap up of the news and blogs we are reading.

Marty sez 'lighten up' — Community Boards have notoriously been a thorn in the side of new bars. But now Brooklyn President Marrty Markowitz has gone to one Brooklyn community board that rejected a liquor license for one such place to back off and let the liquor floweth.
[via The Brooklyn Paper]

Obama Booze — This is not the first and definitely not the last in a long line of booze products that have been created to honor Barack Obama. With the 44th President set to take the oath of office tomorrow, we are sure there will be plenty of Obama-rama booze to go around.
[Via Imbibe]

Obama Booze II — Hennessy announced several weeks ago it was releasing a special blend of bourbon to honor Obama, Grub Street as a run down of where you can pick up a bottle of your own in the city.
[ Via Grub Street]

Bacon and Vodka — Yep, it sounds pretty awful to us too. But someone found a market to sell it and seems to be doing quite well.
[Via Mutineer Magazine]

Hoar Frost — While most of us have spent the last week trying not to freeze our Hoars off, some of figured out a way to use the freezing temperatures to their advantage.
[Via The Art of Drink]

Drinking Liberally — Rachel Maddow might be MSNBC newest talking head, but she also is one hell of a mixologist. On her radio program on caller asked how to make some particular pre-prohibition drinks and Maddow recited recipes and directions with aplomb.
[Via Gawker]