you would not because I would keep your feet to the fire...who is Dr Carson surrounded by?

He strikes me as a conservative with moderate leanings. While I would vote for him as President I think he would be better suited to VP.

I don't see him as a Libertarian. Quote 1 sounded a little collectivist to me. He is much better than the thing currently in the Oval Office. I would look for him to be a VP choice.

Out of the ten quotes, Quote 1 was the one that concerned me most, too.

The war on drugs is an area where Ben Carson and I do differ. The war on drugs is a waste. Let the drug addicts and pushers see the full effects of their self-destructive behavior.

he is not a libertarian. 1. stance on the war on drugs for starters

I agree completely with you, Khalling, about Ben Carson on Snowden, but I would expect a lot of us have mixed feelings about Snowden. I know I do. I would have put him in a witness protection program after a brief jail time.

He is a social conservative, but I don't think he would limit your freedoms. Well, at least not much. I think he would govern a lot like me. Socially I am a conservative, but when put into a position to govern (admittedly, only a Faculty Senate President), I had to deal with the domestic partnership benefits issue. I governed as a libertarian.

on snowden: note he equivocates. He knows full-well there was no "proper" way Snowden could have given the people this much information. He would have been buried, prosecuted at the very least. Other NSA whistleblowers concur. this is law and order stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDzpTKUM...

social conservative. He is a fine man who would limit my freedoms

Ben Carson would be a fine president.