incompetent boob

The Peter Principle (θə pē•tər prĭn•sĭ•pəl) etym. Laurence Johnston Peter (1919–1990): n.: 1. the tendency for an individual in any hierarchy to rise to his own level of incompetence and then remain there; 2. see also President George W. Bush; 3. see also FEMA Director Michael Brown; 4. see also Supreme Court Justice-Nominee Harriet Miers; 5. et al.