He might be a brilliant guy and a fantastic surgeon, but he hasn’t demonstrated the ability to run a town council, much less the United States. I would like to see some executive experience at a state level before he runs for president.
We’re killing ourself with this “political experience” thing. It’s been my observation that the longer you are in office, any office, the more isolated from reality you are.
Some people can lead and some cannot. How long they’ve run “a city council” is hardly an issue. Did Reagan run a city council? His first office was a Governor of California, which would be the same as being President of most of the world’s countries.
Talent, not length of government service, is the deal. Now, does Carson have that talent? Probably not, but I’ll not fall prey to the knee jerk assumption you have to work your way up from “dogcatcher” step by step. No President ever started anywhere near the bottom.
I agree that the usual political development is not there; but he was head of department in one of the best teaching hospitals in the world, dealing with huge egos all the time. That's at least as good as being mayor of Wasila, and lots better than being a community organizer.
I agree with others above who believe he would make a worthy addition to the cabinet. It may also be that if he were nominated, he would be the lesser of two evils, experience or no. I could never pass him by for someone like Hillary or Warren.