Yes, Fred knows who Stephen Harper is

In case you missed last night's Republican political debate, former Senator Fred Thompson was asked, in what some would call a "gotcha" moment, who the prime minister of Canada was.

Thompson's answer of "Harper. Prime Minister Harper" sufficed.

But was it a trick question? We realize that those running for U.S. president have a lot of pressure, and perhaps, the leader of Luxembourg might not be at the tip of the tongue.

But in running for the job of leading the United States, one should know the names of the prime minister of Canada and president of Mexico (even if MSNBC didn't). And they should know that Canada has a prime minister (Obama said president and quickly corrected himself).