Carson is a brilliant neurosurgeon managing thousands of other brilliant neurosurgeons and assistants at NIH. I have worked there installing leading edge medical imaging technology in the distant past. These people were uncommonly smart and dedicated.
He made life and death decisions on a daily basis and came out the other end totally at peace with himself.
Unlike Trump, and just like me, he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth but was taught the value of reading, education and hard work by a loving Mother who was steeped in self reliance and an old time work ethic.
He is a kind man with some steel in his belly and a lack of arrogance witnessed by his willingness to learn from his novice political mistakes and correct them. See 2nd amendment problems.
I am 64 years old and have yet to see any evidence that government experience in elected officers yields better government.
I don’t care what color he is.
I do care that he is a man I could trust and america could do a lot worse than Ben Carson. Witness Bill and Hill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, jeb Bush, John Kasich and yes Donald Trump.
But I don’t expect anybody to agree with me. I don’t worship poloiticians, atheletes or Hollywood stars, only God and He knows I am a sinner who has made my share of mistakes. Perhaps this is another one but I go where my intellect and senses lead me. It kept me alive this long so I will stick with it.
PS: My first choice is Cruz but unfortuanately he lacks that intangible that draws masses of people too him. But he will get my vote in the primary.
Cruz was my first choice, but sadly he doesn't seem to be able to catch fire.
Carson does NOT have what it takes re anything at all, vis-a-vis president. Who pushed him into running/is backing him besides John Phillip Sousa IV ?
Even wee barry, the amateur, was/is less of an amateur than Ben is and I don't trust Carson re dealing with Putin or even Congress !