We have NEVER elected someone to the White House who has not held a government position of some kind (elective, appointed, military or a combination, etc.) but we’re going to start now? Mr. Obama wasn’t enough of a neophyte for us? I’m sure Dr. Carson is a nice man and a skilled surgeon, but that is besides the point.
Still, he has ideas, and as a black man of unassailable intelligence and accomplishment, we need his voice in the debates and primary season. I also think we could do a lot worse as a president. I would prefer him over any -- any -- of the Democrats.