Bar None

(Fox News) - Well the cash will be flowing at bars, restaurants and nightclubs in Washington next month. That is because the D.C. City Council has approved legislation allowing them to stay open around the clock — and serve alcohol until 5 a.m. — from January 17 until the morning after President-elect Obama’s inauguration January 20.

Normally, alcohol sales in Washington end at 2 a.m. during the week and 3 a.m. on weekends. Not everyone is happy with the idea. Democratic D.C. Councilman Phil Mendelson who voted against the legislation says: "There are very few people I know of out partying at five in the morning... who aren't getting drunk. I think there are going to be consequences to that from a public safety and a public order point of view."