Monday, January 14, 2008

Questions I would ask the candidates:

To All Republicans:
-Is it ever a good idea to raise taxes?
-In what ways did the surge did not reach it's goal?
-Should the government ever make a law to prevent/take away individual liberties(i.e. gay marriage)?
-What would happen to those other than small business owners if there was no estate tax?
-Do you think someone is unpatriotic for wanting to abandon the war?
-Please describe the Democrats health plans and list out the strengths and weaknesses.
-Is Hillary Clinton evil?

To All Democrats:
-How much of a burden should the rich take of our taxes?
-What aspects of the war were positive?
-What steps do we need to take to make the country safer?
-Is saying "Merry Christmas" to a total stranger rude? Why?
-Is it correct to have a defeatist attitude towards the war? If we leave now are we putting Iraq better or worse than we found it? Is that fair?
-Does apologizing for your vote on the war change anything?
-Would you consider voting for any of the republicans?

Mike Huckabee:
-Would you have improved the education in Arkansas if the courts did not mandate it? If so, why do you state that the courts mandated that you raise taxes?
-Have you overstepped your bounds by pressuring others around you?
-Is being reelected in a consistently democratic state a great sign of your conservative credentials?

Mitt Romney:
-Why are you so consistently inconsistent on your past positions?
-Would you find behavior like that suspicious if it was coming from one of your opponents?
-When you say that you will return the jobs to Michigan, do you expect the same companies will return?
-Do you feel that the other candidates have worse families than yours and that makes you a better person?
-Are there aspects of your faith that you disagree with? Can you discuss the "South Park" about Mormons?

Barack Obama:
-Why do you feel that you are better served attacking small changes in your opponents policies over time when you stand for looking at each problem with an open mind? Isn't development of the best idea sometimes a process that needs to be reached through a series of steps?
-Why does everyone feel that you are all talk? Where is the beef?
-Is being right about the war really what you want to build a campaign around?

John McCain:
-Why do you go half-assed over so many things instead of taking a stand? There is no doubt that your immigration plan contains some amnesty, do you need to get bogged down in a debate over semantics?
-Do you regret catering to any group to win their approval?

Hillary Clinton:
-Do you really think your health care plan is that much different than Edwards or Obama's(or Massachusetts')?
-Do you feel that you have become less genuine by trying to appear more genuine?

Rudy Guliani:
-If nobody in your family(past or present) likes you, do you think that is a warning sign about yourself?
-Did you make any mistakes in 9/11?

John Edwards:
-What do you think would happen if all big businesses went away? Why do they not get a seat at the negotiations?
-Given what you were told at the time, did you make a mistake on voting for the war?

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