D.C. police found and disabled a Pepsi machine that was vending malt liquor instead of soda in the Northeast neighborhood of Trinidad.

A week ago we pointed out that Pepsi might be too closely exploiting the Obama logo and message for the comfort of their Republican consumers. Well yesterday on the National Mall, they continued to link themselves even more shamelessly to the new president by handing out tote bags with distinctly Obama-esque message (“Hope,” “Yes You Can”) and cards encouraging people to sign an open letter to America’s newest leader by sending a text message…

Photo by jsmjr When I was in Denver for the Democratic National Convention last August, I wondered if the anti-Coca-cola policies of the Pepsi Center wouldn’t lead the then-Obama campaign to alienate a large segment of the population: Coke drinkers. But with Pepsi’s latest ad campaign popping up all over Washington, in Metro stations, the sides of Metro buses, and even outside Union Station in advance of Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday, the tables have…