War on Whiskey, Wine, and Weekends...

By the looks of it, with the ongoing political stalemate plaguing the country, even the lurking nightlife glamour of Beirut has been hit with controversy, instability and failure. How do you paralyze an economy on the brink of total collapse? take away the need of any reasoning or justification on staying in Lebanon whatsoever. How would you convince anyone to remain in a country that has been without a president for the last six months, having the national parliament closed for nearly a year, run by a crippled government with limited authority, surviving through 25 plus massive car bombs, a 34 day summer war onslaught, and massive demonstrations every now and then?
Need a hint...live for the Gemmayze Glitter.

Beirut does not abide by rules, regulations, codes, by laws, or the like. It is reknown for being the city that never surrendered; the city that never died; the city that never sleeps. The city without curfews. If there is one thing that keeps Beirut going and growing, amidst the turmoil of today, its ' the living for the weekend spirit'. Now take that away, and i bet you politicans before ordinary citizens will start packing, throwing in the towel and boarding planes elsewhere. Its understandable that we dont seem to be getting along ' politically', but why do we have to involve the cigarettes we smoke, spirits we drink, and music we dance to in all this mess.