H.L. Mencken 1920 quote ...

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

http://jpetrie.myweb.uga.edu/mencken.html
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/mencken.asp

So Mencken predicted George W. Bush being appointed president (80) years before it happened ~ Oh the humanity!

Bush is the perfect example of the Peter Principle ~ "You rise to your level of incompetence!"