After Meritocracy. The sociology of the presidential administrations: Bush Sr.’s people were “WASP elitists”, Clinton’s were “meritocratic elitists”, and the Shrub’s people are “smart but anti-intellectual organization men. They rose through the
ranks of institutions—government,
industry, the military—and value loyalty
above all other traits. Their backgrounds have made the
transition run smoothly, but at the first sign of crisis, they
might lack the creative flexibility to wiggle their way out.” The New Republic