What a contrast!

Obama chose New York Senator Hillary Clinton - until recently, his rival for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination - to serve as his secretary of state.
Here we have a situation, Maharashtra can not find a suitable chief minister to replace one inefficient one due to caste considerations. How long we have to live with this situation in this country? why can not we learn some good things fast? When can this country get out of this mess? Dirty considerations where ever we go, right from top to bottom in every field. Presidents are elected not on the basis of merit, but on the basis of caste and community. Sports men are picked up to represent the country to keep up regional balance. Even awards are given to artists on the basis of every thing else except merit.