Beer Protectionism?

CNN right now has its front page plastered with the story that Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser, will be sold to the Belgian company InBev. And according to the commentary, people are up in arms about this. Up in arms about it to the point of boycotting it!

You've got to be kidding me! What's the big deal here? It's only a manufacturer of fermented latrine water with trace amounts of cheep liquor being changed hands.

If you're going to quit drinking it because of this, good! Take a stroll to your neighborhood liquor store or brew pub and try something new. It's a big, wide world out there, but don't let that scare you.

You know what'd really get me off my chair? I have a hunch that the Congress will pass some simple, non-binding resolution condemning this purchase. What would you say if I was correct?

Well, in all fairness, I'm glad to see people voting with their dollar. It's more effective than institutionalized democracy in this country anyhow.