But a bad deal for the community. Anheuser-Busch is very philanthropic and does a lot for the city.  Everyone expects that well to dry up once they are owned by the Belgians.  And despite assurances that they'll maintain North American headquarters here - no one really believes them.  Or thinks that it will matter in the long run.

So the locals are all excited by the prospect that the financial crisis could "save" AB, as they put it. It's a $58 billion deal.  InBev has to borrow $40 billion.  

I have a hard time believing that their financing sources will back out even in this economy.