Please Mr. Postman, Look and See, If There's a Six-Pack in Your Bag for Me

President Obama thinks beer and wine are just the thing to help the U.S. Postal Service with its financial problems. The “President’s Plan for USPS Reform” includes “acceptance of beer and wine in the mail,” according to a recent presentation by Postmaster General Pat Donahoe. Current law prohibits shipping alcoholic beverages by mail.

The beer-and-wine language is a bit mysterious: “Allow USPS to increase collaboration w/ state and local governments; e.g. non-postal products, acceptance of beer and wine in the mail.” With many states having tight controls and hefty taxes on beer and wine, it’s not clear how enabling the Postal