The Questions I Would Have Asked at the Debate

Last week I came up with three questions for each candidate at the town hall meeting.  Only one of the six was actually asked.  These are the questions I would have asked, if I had the opportunity.

For Mitt Romney:

1.  In your convention speech you said that business experience was the "basic qualification" for being President and you blamed a lot of his failures on this fact.  Why then did you choose Paul Ryan, a man with absolutely no business experience to be your running mate?

2.  You have said that you would build three new submarines a year for the next 10 years.  These additional submarines would add at least $75 billion to our deficit.  What strategic purpose would these additional boats serve?

3.  (This one was actually covered, more or less.)  Your tax plan calls for a twenty-percent across the board reduction in all income tax brackets but does not specify a single deduction that you would eliminate to pay for these cuts.  Why are you being so specific about the benefits and so vague about the costs?

For President Obama

1. With the exception of reducing the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine, your drug policies are more or less the same as your predecessors.  What specific changes in drug policy will you implement in a second term?

2.  Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen, was intentionally killed under your orders by a drone in 2011.  What policies have you put in place to ensure that no one will be denied due process during the process of adding names to this list.

3.  The American public remains very divided on whether or not Climate Change is caused by humans.  What steps will you take to convince the public of the science behind this problem and how will this influence your energy policies?