Obama Wins Re-Election, and More Well, I called it. Not so much me, but the pollsters and electoral vote mapping sites whom I've been checking in on quite frequently for the past 6 months or so. I thought that the result would be Obama: 332 and Romney: 206 (I put down Obama: 332-247 and Romney 191-206 just because I was a bit hopeful about North Carolina, which didn't go Obama's way this time). It turns out that I (and hence, the polls leading up until now) were correct. Here are some major things that have happened today: - Obama re-elected - Gay marriage legalized by ballot initiative in Maryland and Maine - Recreational use of marijuana legalized for the first time ever in the U.S., in Colorado and Washington. - Alan Grayson (outspoken Democrat representative who was defeated 2 years ago) reclaims a house seat. There are others. As for marijuana, I've never tried it and don't care to try it (neither do I like ...