Corporate sponsorship of government activities could be made a wide-ranging and permanent part of the American landscape. Gingrich proposed a novel idea for financing the defense budget. I t is true that the Cold War is over. However, because America has no clear enemy now, the uncertainty makes us less secure than ever. Make no mistake, America needs a bigger and stronger military.
Business has a role here too.
You've seen the commercial emblems plastered all over racing cars. We could do the same thing with fighter jets. It's an image that they like, and it evokes World War II, our last great victory, which was fought and won by American nicotine addicts. Budweiser has made a substantial offer for the rights to paint the M-1 Abrams Battle Tank like a beer can. Apple Computer will build for the Navy a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier as long as we name it the USS PowerMac.