"Do you support the war in Iraq?" Kerry will almost certainly have to say yes, given his recent pronouncement that he would have still voted for it had he known what he knows now. This will alienate some of his base, and may send them towards Nader (or at least make them stay home). Alternatively, he will ramble and waffle without saying yes or no, which will alienate undecideds.
"Why did you vote against pretty much every new piece of military hardware that was proposed during your time in the Senate?"
And, this is the clincher...
"Do you think the best way of attracting allies is by dismissing those who are already with us as 'a coalition of the coerced and bribed'?" This one will leave him with nowhere to go, especially if Bush reels of the names of Britain, Poland, Italy, Holland, etc.
""Do you support the war in Iraq?" Kerry will almost certainly have to say yes, given his recent pronouncement that he would have still voted for it had he known what he knows now. This will alienate some of his base, and may send them towards Nader (or at least make them stay home). Alternatively, he will ramble and waffle without saying yes or no, which will alienate undecideds.
"Why did you vote against pretty much every new piece of military hardware that was proposed during your time in the Senate?"
And, this is the clincher...
"Do you think the best way of attracting allies is by dismissing those who are already with us as 'a coalition of the coerced and bribed'?" This one will leave him with nowhere to go, especially if Bush reels of the names of Britain, Poland, Italy, Holland, etc."
This is excellent. Kerry can be placed in a box where by any answer is going to tick off half of his constituency.
I think I would suggest asking, "The issue of abortion is one that all Americans struggle with. You are Catholic. You said that you believe tht life begins at conception, but your are pro-choice. How do you reconcile this opinion as a Senator and a Catholic?
Nick