Yesterday in the state of Maine there were "pro-pot," and "anti-gay," referendums on the ballot. Results: Pot, yea; Gay, No.

But...maybe that exaggerates the results. It wasn't like the people of Maine voted to pass out marijuana at the schools (they formalized a distribution method) and it wasn't like the voters of Maine wanted to start gay folks witch hunts (they didn't want to approve state "marriage status," to gays).

There are lots of ways of looking at these political decisions. Should gay rights even be an item up for vote or a right protected by the Constitution?

But is gay marriage a gay right?

Maine is now the 31st state to have a direct referendum on gay marriage and they have all turned it down.

Maine is now the 5th state to allow the "medical," use of marijuana. With Obama telling the Feds not to prosecute individual users acting in accord with their state's laws, I'd expect a lot more states to go this way.

No knighthoods being given out, in either cas