Lack of patriotism (and taste)

Regarding the "Beer Summit" between President Barack Obama, Professor Henry Gates, Jr., and Cambridge PD Officer James Crowley:

The meeting is raising some sensitive issues, such as: What kind of beer?

Late Wednesday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs hinted the presidential cooler will likely be stocked with what he understood to be the two guests' own personal favorites -- Red Stripe and Blue Moon.

"The president will drink Bud Light," Mr. Gibbs added.

Red Stripe is best when from Jamaica ("Hooray, beer!"), and I've never had Blue Moon. Bud Light, however, is revoltingly flavor-free. Dear Leader, you FAIL it. Continue...

The problem is that all three beers are products of foreign companies. Red Stripe is brewed by London-based Diageo PLC. Blue Moon is sold by a joint venture in which London-based SABMiller has a majority stake.

And Bud Light? It is made by Anheuser-Busch -- which is now known as Anseuser-Busch InBev NV after getting bought last year by a giant Belgian-Brazilian company.

Oh, snap! Headline: "Dear Leader outsources jobs with drinking habit!"

By the way, Sam Adams -- HQ in Boston, brewed in Cincinnati -- wasn't American enough, eh? Poor patriotic beer, so sad.