There are quite a few excellent candidates for President in 2016, but I have a personal favorite, Dr. Ben Carson. Please don't misunderstand -- for example, I like both Scott Walker and Dr. Rand Paul well enough and think either of them could also be a good man for the job...just not the best man for the job. Ditto Mike Huckabee. I like that Huckabee supports the Fair Tax. However, without reading details of his plan to reform the tax system, I'm confident that Dr. Carson will likewise simplify our tax code. What gives me this confidence? Radical simplification is absolutely essential in order to create new economic growth. Dr. Carson is obviously a very smart man, and after reading his editorial essays and listening to his speeches, I am very confident his primary objective will be solving our problems, rather than consolidating his political power. In my opinion, what is usually identified as his greatest weakness as a candidate is also Dr. Carson's greatest strength -- he's a medical doctor, not a professional politician by any stretch of the imagination. Dr. Carson has never held any political office, in fact. So he's not a polished politician. He's not "politically correct." However, Dr. Carson is a brilliant thinker, and a terrific public speaker -- very articulate without a teleprompter, as this inspiring speech he gave at the prayer breakfast demonstrated. And he is a man accustomed to hard work - and a man known for getting things done. For example, Dr. Carson became internationally famous after leading a team of his fellow neurosurgeons in the … [Read more...]