You are not special

Now I admit that in the grand scheme of things, getting your girlfriend a promotion is pretty minor league. But if you are Paul Wolfowitz, head of the World Bank and former high ranking US government official, wielding your power to help your honey get ahead is just plain wrong. With all of the time he has spent in government, I am damn sure someone informed him that nepotism/cronyism is a bad thing. Actions of this nature reveal a severe flaw in one’s character, a superiority complex in which one believes he or she is exempt from the rules. Exceptionalism is rarely a quality one finds in a good leader.

It also says competence is less important than who you are and whom you know. Maybe I am overreacting (it happens, really) but remember how well that idea worked out for New Orleans?