Reply #3: Definitely not early on

[Sparkly]

He shouldn't start out sarcastic or hostile, I don't think. But if Chimp keeps a theme going, after a few rebuttals Kerry could definitely hit back hard at the pattern, I think.

For example, repeated charges of "flip-flopping:" "That's the third time you've pretended not to understand how Congress votes. If you really don't understand it, we've got bigger problems in this country than I realized."

Or repeated charges of "mixed-messages to the enemy:" "Is there a comprehension problem here? What part of 'plan for success' do you find confusing?"

But I think it should be only after Chimp accumulates some stupid, slogan-heavy statements, not right out of the gate.