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But Sweet Christ On A Crutch...Not THIS Interesting

GM CEO resigns at Obama's behest

"The Obama administration asked Rick Wagoner, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down and he agreed, a White House official said.

On Monday, President Barack Obama is to unveil his plans for the auto industry, including a response to a request for additional funds by GM and Chrysler. The plan is based on recommendations from the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, headed by the Treasury Department.

The White House confirmed Wagoner was leaving at the government's behest after The Associated Press reported his immediate departure, without giving a reason.

General Motors issued a vague statement Sunday night that did not officially confirm Wagoner's departure.

"We are anticipating an announcement soon from the Administration regarding the restructuring of the U.S. auto industry. We continue to work closely with members of the Task Force and it would not be appropriate for us to speculate on the content of any announcement," the company said.

The surprise announcement about the classically iconic American corporation is perhaps the most vivid sign yet of the tectonic change in the relationship between business and government in this era of subsidies and bailouts.

Wagoner has been CEO for 8 years and at GM for more than 30. It is not yet clear who would replace him, or what role the administration would play in that process."

First he brought Wall Street to its knees...

Now it's GM.

Our government is well on its way to becoming far more powerful than the Constitution allows. That's the bad news. The good news is that if we try really, really hard, we can make things right again by replacing this stooge and his band of merry commies in less than 4 years time because only an idiot would vote him and his cronies back in.

Beg pardon? There's more than enough idiots to do just that?

Good point.

Only means that its up to us to try even harder.