I fear for Dr. Carson and what will be done to him if he should be lassoed into running for president. All we know and admire about this man will be destroyed by the left when they superimpose the image of him that they create over all that he actually is.
I see Dr. Carson as a political innocent whose impact is stronger as the voice of reason in the hurricane of demagoguery swirling around the election campaigns. I see him perhaps as a surgeon general, but as honorable as he is, he will be vulnerable to attacks from the left.
Foreign policy and terrorism are coming to the forefront of concern and it will take a president skilled and courageous in international affairs, but I do not see anything in Dr. Carson's resume' that would create those qualities. In fact all the shortcomings in Obama's background are the same as those in Ben Carson's, save for the decency and humanity I see in the doctor.
Only those who have been governors of states seem to have been properly prepared to run a nation, deal with political opposition and get their hands dirty if they must. (That last characteristic has been a resume enhancement for Democrats.) Mr. Obama has not been the least afraid to get his hands dirty, but that quality alone has not made him an effective president. There is mostly the ability to unify national leadership behind a well-defined cause and that takes leadership qualities Obama lacks. I fear these also may not be sufficient in a man of the quality and experience of Dr. Ben Carson and to put him in the position of a presidential candidate will only harm this good and decent man. If we elect this national treasure as president I fear we will set Dr. Carson up for failure.
If Dr. Carson is our candidate, make no mistake: I will vote for him, if for no better reason than to cancel a Democrat vote. But please, Dr. Carson, for all our sakes, but especially your own, I beg you not to run for president.
The Tunnel Dweller
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