Dear AIG Board: You might want to fire your CEO

Because he's clearly incompetent, unable to figure out the potential emotional reactions to the things he blurts during an on-the-record interview.  I mean, somehow, even though he's presumably smart and savvy and politic and charismatic enough to become the CEO of a major financial institution, he still suffers from an involuntary "poor choice of words" now and again. And, sometimes, again.

I mean, if you don't replace him then, next thing you know, he might inadvertently make a poor choice again and say something that will cause your stock to tank. Better safe than sorry.

Of course, it's possible that he was very sincere and intentional in saying what he did, and that the apology he issued is simply a rubber-stamp lie to assuage the masses who might take exception to his "here's how we think of things inside the business" words.  But I'd rather give him the doubt and accept his apology on face value.

In which case, he should be fired as a potential menace to the company.

(h/t +Les Jenkins)