He's obviously not directly responsible for all the good things that have come out of GM nor is he directly responsible all the bad things either. GM made some ill conceived decisions for sure with him at the lead, like continuing to build more trucks and neglecting their passenger car offerings for too long. But when the money was rolling in selling SUVs, its sort of hard to convince shareholders that you have to shift to building fuel efficient cars. GM's biggest mistake is being too big and fat to change directions quickly. For that Wagoner and crew deserves the blame.

But Sure, hindsight is 20/20. Wagoner and Lutz had spearheaded some good efforts towards the end of their tenure, Cadillac's turn around, the new Camaro, the ZR1, the new and improved sedans like the Malibu, improving fit/finish and quality standards, using good global platforms on more US cars, like the Pontiac G8 or the Sky/Solistice, the Hybrid and Hydrogen fuel cell technology, big production in China and India, and probably most significantly, the potentially revolutionary Volt.

Sure, GM's CEO can't take ALL the credit for all the above, but he was at the helm during all of it. Don't get me wrong, its all a little too late...and I don't feel sorry for the guy...I'm sure he got a good severance package. GM's biggest obstacle has been convincing the public that their products are as good as anyone's, plus the worsening economy. And that's what's sinking them now, not their products, and not his lack of leadership skills.

For me, firing Wagoner was like firing Dungy. Probably a good idea (if you have someone better lined up) But Dungy did many good things too, as well as bad things. And we shouldn't discount Wagoner's legacy at GM.