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calimary

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7. That's the CEO mentality talking.

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 07:44 PM

Jul 2012

That's what he's used to as a businessman. That's all he knows - the CEO whose word is absolute and who can hire and fire at will without having to answer to anyone. He's the CEO, so everybody else has to answer to him. And he likes firing people who serve him. As the self-anointed king he fancies himself to be.

One more time - a President of the United States is the top PUBLIC SERVANT in the United States. The President works for US. It's not the other way around! And he is hard-wired not to get that - at all.

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This deluded dunderhead is SO USED to being deferred to.. SO USED to his ideas [View all] annabanana Jul 2012 OP

The "cream" rose until it soured a long time ago, so what we have now is just petrified mediocrity. patrice Jul 2012 #1

You've been reading Chris Hayes's new book, Brigid Jul 2012 #8

Not sure how long the Peter Principle has been around and I did read CH's article in The Nation patrice Jul 2012 #14

"Mediocre" flatters him unduly bread_and_roses Jul 2012 #20

You're right. He's more empty than that. A Hollow Man. nt patrice Jul 2012 #25

I think it's a problem that curses a lot of rich people and celebrities XemaSab Jul 2012 #2

You got it. CEOs don't make good politicians. EOT. dimbear Jul 2012 #3

Exactly right BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #4

E.X.A.C.T.L.Y. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #5

This is why nichomachus Jul 2012 #6

That's the CEO mentality talking. calimary Jul 2012 #7

+1 Quantess Jul 2012 #19

Romney ProSense Jul 2012 #9

seems like it but... ensemble Jul 2012 #10

Q. How did he get elected governor of Massachusetts? rocktivity Jul 2012 #11

Lots of money? n/t ronnie624 Jul 2012 #29

One of the guests evilhime Jul 2012 #12

One word salad with Thousand Island Dressage LiberalEsto Jul 2012 #15

He's unable to relate to anyone but felow memeber of the uberclass. Snarkoleptic Jul 2012 #13

Absolute control libodem Jul 2012 #16

Love your post KT2000 Jul 2012 #17

+1000!!! Javaman Jul 2012 #18

The weak Republican nomination field has come back to bite Mitt. yellowcanine Jul 2012 #21

I think you are completely correct. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #22

Mitt 90-percent Jul 2012 #23

It also has to do with his status in the Mormon church loyalsister Jul 2012 #24

Bubble Boy Redux Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #26

Narcissistic Personality Disorder rocktivity Jul 2012 #27

Man Oh man. The EXACT way my conservative father is Populist_Prole Jul 2012 #28

Just like the people who repeat everything he says just1voice Jul 2012 #30