The Peter Principle Presidency

What happens when you combine Affirmative Action with the Peter Principle? Barack Obama becomes president.

Peter Principle – In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

In any government structure, the Peter Principle is amplified. Think of the classic example of the DMV. People who would normally be fired for utter incompetence remain employed. Another example would be public school teachers who can’t teach. Typically they’re promoted into school administration.
But how does a mediocre student become a “community organizer”, a mediocre state senator, a mediocre U.S. Senator, then the president of the most powerful nation on Earth? Normally his level of incompetence would probably be someplace like Congress. Clearly he rose to his level of incompetence a long time ago so why is he the President of the United States? Affirmative Action.
So what do you do when you’ve risen past your level of incompetence? Get it while you can. Steve McCann of American Thinker explains:

The portrait of Barack Obama’s presidency is that of an egocentric — not only incapable of leadership, but someone who views the office as a vehicle for the satisfaction of his delusion that the world not only owes him a living, but a sumptuous one.
A trait common to many who espouse socialism, inclusive of dictators and Democrats, is an insatiable appetite for self-indulgence. While those on the conservative side of the political spectrum are often accused of hypocrisy when it comes to matters of sex and morality, those on the left are equally guilty, if not more so, in matters of money, paying taxes, and lifestyle.
Regardless of the public image they may convey, Barack Obama and his wife never fail to take full advantage of a lifestyle that would be the envy of any modern-day monarch while the bulk of the American populace struggles to afford life’s necessities.

Unfortunately, we Americans suffer.


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8 responses to “The Peter Principle Presidency”

  1. timdenchanter Avatar
    timdenchanter

    Could this possibly document the principle?

  2. timdenchanter Avatar
    timdenchanter

    Could this possibly document the principle?

  3. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I think you are much too generous in your praise of The Chosen One. In this case, I think it just boils down to DNA – coupled of course with the rest of the ideas you mention above. But, justice will be served, at least so long an Moochelle continues to hang around. Just like Hillary (and I presume most other women), she is attracted to the trappings of power and will do anything and put up with anything to hang on to it. What a team those two make.

  4. El Gordo Avatar

    I think you are much too generous in your praise of The Chosen One. In this case, I think it just boils down to DNA – coupled of course with the rest of the ideas you mention above. But, justice will be served, at least so long an Moochelle continues to hang around. Just like Hillary (and I presume most other women), she is attracted to the trappings of power and will do anything and put up with anything to hang on to it. What a team those two make.

  5. Robert M Avatar
    Robert M

    You know Obummer took advantage of affirmative action because what other president gets elected without being vetted. There were also traces of the “race” card mixed in. We have a president who is dependent on others mainly via his teleprompter to tell him what to do and what to say. He does not lead by example and demands respect that he has not earned it. And he definitely does not take the blame for anything. His wife is no better with she overblown vacation habits. The liberal media claims they take fewer vacation days than GWB but we all know that Bush went to his ranch most of the time at far lesser costs to the taxpayers than those extravagant vacations Moochelle takes. And remember ALL presidents maintain communications wherever they go so it doesn’t make a difference how many days they take. It’s the cost, stupid!!!! I, for one, say “ABO 2012”.

  6. Robert M Avatar
    Robert M

    You know Obummer took advantage of affirmative action because what other president gets elected without being vetted. There were also traces of the “race” card mixed in. We have a president who is dependent on others mainly via his teleprompter to tell him what to do and what to say. He does not lead by example and demands respect that he has not earned it. And he definitely does not take the blame for anything. His wife is no better with she overblown vacation habits. The liberal media claims they take fewer vacation days than GWB but we all know that Bush went to his ranch most of the time at far lesser costs to the taxpayers than those extravagant vacations Moochelle takes. And remember ALL presidents maintain communications wherever they go so it doesn’t make a difference how many days they take. It’s the cost, stupid!!!! I, for one, say “ABO 2012”.

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