10 Questions for John McCain

A couple of weeks ago, George F. Will wrote a column for Newsweek magazine in which he posed 12 questions for Sen. Barack Obama. As far as I can tell, Obama has not answered any of the questions.

This week, George Will has 10 questions for Sen. John McCain.

Here's a couple of examples of the types of questions Will asks:

Q: You say that even if global warming turns out to be no crisis (the World Meteorological Organization says global temperatures have not risen in a decade), even unnecessary measures taken to combat it will be beneficial because "then all we've done is give our kids a cleaner world." But what of the trillions of dollars those measures will cost in direct expenditures and diminished economic growth—hence diminished medical research, cultural investment, etc.? Given that Earth is always warming or cooling, what is its proper temperature, and how do you know?

Q: More than 90 percent of taxpayers refuse to use the $3 checkoff on their tax forms to fund campaigns—even though doing so would not increase their tax bill. Given such annual landslide "votes" against taxpayer funding, why is relying on it more virtuous than Obama's expected reliance on voluntary contributions from dedicated individuals?

You can read the column at Newsweek's online edition.