Election Day winners & losers

Ok, so President Obama won re-election by nearly 100 electoral votes over former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney. It wasn't the landslide some people thought it would be, because reportedly, the popular vote was much closer. Congratulations, then, to President Obama and Vice President Biden. Now, the speculation should start sometime around 3 years from now on who would be in line to succeed them. Trust me, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's name will be bandied about by then..........

In Connecticut, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon failed in her second---and, she says, last---attempt at the US Senate. This time, while husband Vince appeared on Monday Night Raw, airing on same-day tape from England, he didn't try anything that would sabotage his wife's chances. Playing the good guy for a change, McMahon subtly put some pressure on figurehead executive Vickie Guerrero, perhaps in an attempt to convince her to stop her bullying tactics, as we had outlined on Monday. Whether or not that succeeds is still to be decided, but if Mrs. McMahon is sure about her decision not to make another go at it in 2014, more power to her. They actually need her back at Titan Towers to help Vince hire some creative people who actually know what they're doing......!

Meanwhile, America's Wet Blanket, Donald Trump, was at it again, criticizing the result of the election. All that says is that the Obama administration has 4 more years of Trump and his birthers raising cain to extend their 15 minutes of infamy, or, in "The Donald"'s case, the downward spiral of his celebrity. In fact, NBC news anchor Brian Williams blasted Trump on the air on Tuesday, mindful of the fact that Trump has his reality show, Celebrity Apprentice, on the docket to return in March. If he keeps making a jerk out of himself between now & then, though, this might be the end of the trail for a reality show that's been on life support since Trump joined the birther movement.

Closer to home, not much of note changed, other than the fact that former Troy Mayor Henry Tutunjian failed in his bid to win a full term in the Rensselaer County Legislature. Tutunjian was appointed to fill the seat vacated by current Mayor Lou Rosamilia last year, in effect swapping positions. According to The Record, Tutunjian is ready to walk away from politics and into private life. You can bet, however, that he'll be back at some point, perhaps returning to the starting point of his political career, and running for City Council all over again. Not right away, but probably before the end of the decade.

Perhaps the oddest result of the election was that two states legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, which likely would set off another chain reaction. Problem with this is, too many people will use the pot for something other than medicine, just as they always have. I'd say, to make this work, you'd have to have some sort of documentation, and I don't mean a prescription, mind you, to prove you intend to use it as medicine.

Somewhere out there, Cheech & Chong are packing their bags for Colorado.........