The first question that should be asked to each and every presidential candidate was the one asked in the Republican debate on May 3rd, 2007: “Do you believe in evolution?”
An alternative way of asking this question would be, “As president, if you were presented with concrete evidence that went against the faith-based scenario you had conjured up in your mind, would this affect your judgment of the situation or the actions you would take?”
Three people answered “no” to the original question in the debate: Sen. Sam Brownback, Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Rep. Tom Tancredo. They should be eliminated from any further consideration for the post. One person has clearly answered yes to the second; thanks to term limits, he is already ineligible.
