Obama Pink Slips GM CEO
Posted on March 31st, 2009 by admin in Miscellaneous, Politics
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Rumor has it that President Obama fired GM CEO Rick Wagoner. Actually, the truth of the matter is that the Obama administration “asked” Mr. Wagoner to step down, and he agreed to do so. This was all part of President Obama’s auto industry plan announced today, which was largely based upon the recommendations from the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, headed by guess who…the Treasury Department. My question is this…what the h*ll does the Treasury Department know about the automobile industry, and why is our President firing (or coercing to resign) a private sector CEO? In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on this disturbing turn of events…
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