Oh, no — not BUDWEISER!

Pub date June 13, 2008
WriterTim Redmond
SectionPolitics Blog

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Egads! The company that makes my favorite beer may be taken over by a Belgian brewer!

And sales are down 1.4 percent this year!

I’m sorry, Mr. August Busch IV — I’m drinking as much Bud Light as I can!

How can we allow this timeless icon of America be sold off to the makers of (gasp!) Stella Artois?

Forget the war, the budget, crime and poverty — the is BEER we’re talking about. To the ramparts!