Loophole openers begat ReverseMorrises, which require that shareholders of the selling companyend up with a majoritystake in the acquiring company -- a big disincentive to buyers.
In 2000 the Naples Museum of Art in Florida acquired a collection of American modernist art that included a Frelinghuysen, 20 Gallatins, 6 Morrises and a Shaw.
Imagine, then, if the James Carvilles, Dick Morrises and Karl Roves of the world put their visionary, calculating, often deviously cynical genius to work to promote the national interest globally.