You managed to put a label on that uneasy feeling I have about Carson. I just don't know... He could be great, or he could get in there and be seduced by the notion of "we could get so much done, if you're willing compromise a little on..." I'm afraid he has just a bit too much naivety and outsider-ness. (is that a word?)
It is only a slight variation on my concern with Trump. He's a deal maker. Sure, he'd probably be really good on some issues, but I'm sure he'd cut deals to get things done. There would be things he'd do that would royally cheese me off too.
I don’t want to unfairly equate him to that “I’m for sale to the highest bidder” POS Colin Powell, but I just can’t get that scenario out of my mind. Conservatives were tripping over ourselves to tout what appeared to be a conservative black man, he even had the military record which in that era was almost proof positive of conservative leanings, and then he turns around and supports and votes for an out-and-out leftist who wants to “fundamentally transform” America, and after reaching the position in the military which he reached, he had the gall to play the race card. I’m very wary of getting burned again.