Hallelujah! Ben Carson Joined the Fray

Dr. Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. is a fantastic human being. He's a retired neurosurgeon that has the distinction of being the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head. He's also an author, and now he has decided to be a politician that isn't a politician.

Carson's claim to fame, the moment that he truly stood in the spotlight, is not connected to his life as a neurosurgeon. It all began at a prayer breakfast where Carson, like a plumber named Joe many years before, dared to question Barack Obama, and in the process forced the uninformed voters out there to be exposed to another onion layer of President Obama's tyranny. "He's not a king," Carson said after a member of the media asked him if he should be talking in such a disrespectful way to the President of the United States. Ben Carson suddenly became a Republican sweetheart, a favorite among many, because he was among the very few folks out there with the eyes of the public on them, that was willing to challenge Barack Obama, and call the dictator in chief exactly what he is. Joe the Plumber and Donald Trump have also gained notoriety for daring to question Obama, and do it in such a way where it caused a bruise to the heel, and has led the conservative movement back to believing they can eventually bruise the head of the progressive serpent known as the Democrat Party. Ben Carson embodies that hope, not because he's some skillful politician, but because he dares to take a stand, and because of who he is, that stand is very impactful. I like Dr. Carson. I think he is a fine individual with an incredible rags to riches story that every young person in America should be familiar with. Every once in a while his political views make me scratch my head, and he is definitely not a brilliant mind when it comes to the United States Constitution (which is based more on a lack of knowledge regarding the document, than a lack of capability to learn it) and so sometimes he says things that have me shaking my head. But, Benjamin Carson on his worst day still beats the jelly and jam out of Barack Hussein Obama (or any other member of the Democrat Party) on his best day.

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Politics, however, is like anything. Experience, and a track record, are important ingredients to a successful run for office (and a successful term in that office). Barack Obama, a junior senator with no life experience whatsoever except as a community organizer, and gallivanting around with communists and Muslims all his life, most likely often with a marijuana joint hanging out of his mouth, turned out not to be a very good president (yes, I know, that's the understatement of the year). A number of Republican candidates boast a similar resume, in the sense of a lack of experience as an executive, who are simply junior senators like Obama was. Governors, in my opinion, especially governors with a successful run in their State as the lead executive of that State, are my preference when it comes to presidential candidates. Dr Ben Carson, as much as I appreciate his guts and wit when it comes to Barack Obama, and his keen insights when he is in front of a camera, has never been as much as a mayor. His political experience is a big fat zero. Dr. Carson says he's glad he's not a politician. His fans, as much as I respect them for their love of Ben Carson because Dr. Carson deserves admiration for his feats, say that one of the reasons Carson appeals to them is because he's not a politician. "Politicians have been screwing things up," is often the observation. . . and they're right when they say that. But the fact is, politics is a game that must be played by politicians. It takes a certain kind of individual, with certain characteristics and certain political strategies, to play the game of politics. Dr. Ben Carson, as much as he is a brilliant neurosurgeon, and an insightful individual, is not a man properly equipped for the game of politics. Carson becoming President of the United States would be about as wise as unleashing NBA great Michael Jordan into Major League Baseball. I love Dr. Carson, I adore his wit and guts, but he's not properly clad with the weapons and armor needed to be a politician in the national spotlight. However, that all said, I am glad he is in the 2016 race for the presidency. Though I do not believe it would be a wise move for Americans to vote Dr. Carson into the White House, I do believe he will bring something to the Republican Primary, and to the debates, that no other candidate could. Carson will force the GOP front runners to address Barack Obama's policies, to challenge Obama's presidency, to attack the liberal left progressive agenda. Republican voters stay home when the Republican Party moves to the center, or acts like it is too fearful to say anything about the tyranny the Democrat Party rains upon America. The GOP candidates are often cowards, afraid to rock the boat, unwilling to shake it up, or call tyranny for what it is. Carson, one would hope, will force the Republicans to step out of their bubble of protection, and peek around their shield of denial. My opinion regarding Ben Carson joining the 2016 fray is a great big "Hallelujah!" I hope he doesn't win, but I am glad he's going to be there with a great big wooden spoon stirring the pot.