The Global President

Global President. This may not be the first time the term is used, but I just feel this is worthy of mentioning to keep us informed that there is indeed whenever an election took place in a country, a global president is hence, elected. But which country am I referring to? 

Isn't it obvious?

Which country has the most significant impact on the world?

The United States of America.

Perhaps still too vague, isn't it? Okay, let me explain just briefly. 

I'm now walking along the street in Kuala Lumpur and from my rough observation, the people are holding I-phone, the laptops that are used by the young professionals sitting in Starbucks are Dell and Apple, the OS they are using is Windows (mostly) or Linux, the lines lining up at the exchange rate counters are people with US Dollars, the sandwiches they are chewing are Subway's. Should I explain a little bit further?

Whether we like it or not, American way of living have spread too deeply to the other side of world has shown that through the invention of internet and therefore, access to Youtube, Google, Facebook and Twitter have enabled us to a wealth of information we think very hard to acquire, aside from being very expensive in the first place! 

Thus why, the Global President. That's why, whenever the Americans are rallying to show support towards the candidates whom they wish to vote for, the whole world is watching. 

Why?

Well, one thing we have to remember, the United States is still today's biggest economy in the world. Their decisions affect the political scenarios that are currently taking place in Middle East, Europe and the Korean peninsular. 

So, way back in 2009 when Obama was elected president, Chuck Raasch of Gannett Washington Bureau said in an article, 

It is too early to judge the trip as a policy success or failure. Tough economic challenges still loom, and the ambitious goals Obama set out while on the trip, from nuclear arms reduction to a closer relationship with Russia, could wilt in the fires of competing geopolitical interests.

So, it is no wonder when President Obama won the presidency who showed lots of promise during his election campaign and eventually won the election, the world cheered and welcomed him. They saw in him a beacon of hope that they did not see in former President, George W. Bush. 

When an elected candidate won the election in the United States, the world expect the President to manage the country well financially because financial breakdown in the US would cause significant economic ripples throughout the world. 

When an elected candidate won the election in the United States, the world wants to see how the President would go about with his foreign policy. Would the president work hard to improve the image of America abroad or bringing it down further?

Therefore, the Global President is not just a president to the people in the United States but also representing the lives of the 7 billions on this planet. 

That is why, who ever holds the Global Presidency is someone who not only must be able to withstand the pressure from the Americans but the whole world at large.

That is why, when the presidential election 2012 that will take place this year in November, the whole world will be watching...

Clive

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