<p>Twelve reasons why the AOL – Huffington Post merger is going down in flames.</p>
<p>The tragedy here is that not only will the deal ruin AOL, but it will also ruin the Huffington Post.</p>
<p>It is the Peter Principle on a grand scale. None of AOL’s senior editors (Huffington, Roy Sekoff, and Nico Pitney) have ever managed more than a few people. Now they have hundreds and lack the experience to manage a team this big. Behind the scenes, long time Huffposters say that Jai Singh’s departure has eliminated the key adult in the room. Now they need to grow HuffPost and save AOL – not possible.</p>