Ben could be all the great things you suggest. So it was supposed to be for Clarence Thomas and all the other black/minority choices made for high echelon Republican Administrations. But it just doesn’t work out that way. The first words out of the collective mouths of Democrats are, “Uncle Tom.” And, in the end those choices end up moving left (e.g., Colin Powell).
I didn’t say it would be easy for him.
Look at his confirmation.
In March 2017 Carson was confirmed by the Senate, 58–41, and took office shortly thereafter.
He’s not a Colin Powell by any stretch. He has the intellect of Clarence Thomas, and also a person who was at the top of his field.