Yeah, and if I was advising someone on how to best climb the corporate ladder, I would definitely big up McKinsey and their methodology and their network. But we're not predicting who will be next in line for a corporate America promotion, we're talking about the Presidency. Many of the traits that enable a rise up the ranks in corporate America are horrible for good governance, in my opinion, because corporate America is in the business of making as much profit as possible, whereas the government is in the business of providing the best quality of life for the citizenry as possible. Morality and ethics are generally a hurdle to overcome in the former, but they're the guiding principles of the latter. This whole notion of the President as CEO of America is totally bankrupt and needs to be deaded. The corporate world and the government are two very different entities and the latter should hold a dominant position and skeptical disposition towards the former, especially in this era. The government should ride the corporate world like a broken horse.
It makes perfect sense for someone like Pete, who has had the doors opened by McKinsey, to look at them fondly. As you say, people like him who value access seek places like these. In my opinion, being an access-hound is a very big red flag for someone seeking to go into the government, which is fundamentally a task of public service. But I think we're talking past each other at this point.
