But I was thinking more of the hypocricy of politicians during Prohibition. They got theirs but the common folk couldn't have their beer after work.
Herbert Hoover supported Prohibition, but could stop by the Belgian embassy for a drink. Foreign embassies were not required to observe Prohibition, and the Belgians were grateful for his efforts to food to people who would have starved otherwise.
One of my favorite pieces of American history:
“The bar tab of a 1787 farewell party for George Washington is still intact. ‘According to the bill...the Founding Fathers drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 of whiskey, 22 of porter, 8 of hard cider, 12 of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch’. The party had 55 attendees.”