I hear what you’re saying but I think it could also be done with the carrot instead of the stick. I believe Colonial’s largest shareholders are Koch, KKR, and S

I hear what you’re saying but I think it could also be done with the carrot instead of the stick. I believe Colonial’s largest shareholders are Koch, KKR, and Shell. If Secretary Granholm privately tells Messrs. Koch, Roberts, and Mackenzie that the US government would look favorably on a CEO replacement, they’ll each ask for something proportional their firms want that Granholm can help with, and Blount will be out the door tomorrow with his golden parachute.