The proposed $46 billion takeover bid from Belgian beverage company InBev for Anheuser-Busch has caused a stir among those who see the company, owner of Budweiser, as decidedly patriotic and American. The brand's patriotic message extends to its advertising, with recent spots calling it, "The Great American Lager," while earlier ads saluted US troops returning from Iraq.
Critics of the deal include politicians like Kit Bond, a Republican senator from Anheuser's headquarters' state, Missouri, who sent a letter to the Federal Trade ...