As only he can, Meck Deck asks out loud what we’re all thinking — does Osama bin Laden’s demise bode well for President Obama’s reelection?

The ’12 election is so near yet so far, just like the ’92 election was for G.H.W. Bush. But underneath the bin Laden headlines is this interesting story —- Canada, the model country for many American liberals, has overwhelmingly gone Conservative, jumping on a platform that includes reducing the deficit and lowering taxes while strengthening the armed forces.

Lots of change around the world on many levels, but it seems to me many countries are catching onto the policies that got us into this mess. One wonders when –and if—- the U.S. will catch on.