Rise of the Politician

Doesn't it seem like the 'politician' is taking over the management ranks of the business world? When did the last truly competent and qualified corporateslavemonkey that you know, make a key move up in any large organization?

Not enough advances of this type are being made, because the rules of the game no longer equate to connections, caliber, competence, and desire alone.

In general, we seem to be evolving to a model of business where the political 'playas' are the only types who are unscrupulous enough and slick enough to play a winning hand. So as we move to a low-value, high-drain management model, how long until it breaks?