Lest we forget, the octogenarian investor has lost about a billion dollars since he started buying up GM stock. (I don't care how many billions you've got stashed in Swiss bank accounts and offshore trusts, one less thousand million has GOT to hurt.) Anyway, mission accomplished. Despite the fact that GM-friendly Wall Street analysts have just celebrated GM getting smaller, the investment community is, let's face it, a size queen. The news that Captain Kirk has been busy whoring GM to dubious foreigner carmakers— I mean discussing the possibility of GM entering into a mutually beneficial strategic alliance– sent GM's stock price soaring. On Friday (always a good day to hit the market with a surprise), GM shares closed at $29.79 up $2.35.