So Anheuser-Busch sold to InBev. The Great American Lager is now owned by a European company. Will it hurt the brand? Doubtful.

The fact is that Anheuser-Busch has been outsourcing jobs overseas for years. The same holds true for hundreds of old school, mom-and-apple-pie-loving American brands. Bank of America. Ford Motor Company. Caterpillar. Chevron. Coca-Cola. GE. Fruit of the Loom. Hershey. IBM. Levi Strauss. Nike. Even Quaker Oats, for pete’s sake. And, according to CNN’s Lou Dobbs, the list goes on.

The majority of the products we patriotically buy and consume are not “MADE IN THE USA.” So, is it really such a stretch to imagine that these same companies are not or won’t at some point be OWNED IN THE USA?

The outsourcing of American jobs is a political issue. My point here isn’t to choose sides in that debate. My point is simply that, like it or not, American jobs are- and have been for quite some time- moving overseas. It just stands to reason that ownership of some of these companies may very well eventually follow suit.

Does this mean that Bud drinkers will stop drinking Bud? I doubt it. After all, despite some short-term whining, the brand that’s taking the real hit in this transaction isn’t Anheuser-Busch, it’s the collective whole of AMERICAN BUSINESS.