Monday, 12 November 2012

United States: Divided State of Elections !!!

And its settled Barack Obama got re-elected as the President of United States for another 4 years after beating Mitt Romney 275 to 203 votes. More like the first time we heard that a Donkey had the option to say 'Kiss My Ass' to an Elephant. The iconic tweet of 'Four More Years' got spread faster than ants in a sugar factory with 800 odd thousand retweets around the world. The appointment was met with admiration and love. If it was for any Indian politician 'Four More Years' would have been expressed in a different tone altogether !!

So then Mr. Obama has extended his mayorship of White House on Foursquare. But with him at the helm, I think the new paint job for the White house is a must. Simply because the white needs to be more brighter for the new President. Disclaimer: No racist remarks involved, not even thought. So the celebrations went on with great joy and pomp. Even I did not think twice before celebrating and enjoyed this moment with a couple of Dark Chocolate Brownies ... yeah coz they are my favorites !! What did you think ??

So lets see how the finances went ... Obama had UCLA, Microsoft, Google & Harvard University as the main contributors while Romney had all the financial bigwigs namely Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley & Credit Suisse. It gives me the feel of a typical stables animosity from WWE where five guys from each side go at each other in a Tag team or a Lumber jack match !! Basically it shows the divided state of United States. Thats the first time I am using Antithesis since school !!

So now the man has taken his seat, what it means for people at large. The US of A, the World and most importantly India. Obama is facing whats called a fiscal cliff and its not one found along the Grand Canyon. If this is not resolved, US economy could face $600 billion worth of tax hikes and public spending cuts. More than his own rating, he now has to worry about whether US gets a credit rating knock. A downgrade for US is bad for the whole world .. its similar to how one bad SRK film makes the entire Bollywood sit and think. Tushar Kapoor & Uday Chopra are glad that I did not use their reference but what they fail to register is that we are talking about occasional flops. I hope they get it at some point.


But there is good news for India all around. US economy is showing signs of recovery although the unemployment rate is still high. However the easy money policy under Obama will mean more funds to be invested in emerging markets. This just in: Dalal street is celebrating !! Needless to say IT services will grow and expect more business. Along with IT, Pharma companies will gain from Obama's health plan. More like Pharma getting their new lease of life.

But there is this one thing pending ... So now we all wait for Mr. Arvind Kejriwal to come up to the podium and expose Mr. Obama. Yes, thats happening !!

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