President Obama is firing the head of General Motors as a condition for further government assistance for the debt-ridden automaker. What does a move like this suggest about the Obama approach to the current economic crisis? How much will government dictate the details of the new plans for GM and Chrysler? What about on Wall Street? Just how much power do Obama and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner want there? What would be the impact in the near term and the long run? We ask James Gattuso, senior research fellow in regulatory policy at the Heritage Foundation.
