Columnist Thomas F. Schaller makes reference to some prominent individuals who failed to succeed in business, but he may be too young to remember that a shopkeeper named Harry S. Truman defeated a favored Republican, Thomas E. Dewey, in 1946 ("Ben Carson should stick to medicine," Feb. 3).
In my opinion, Democrats selected the least qualified senator in history to challenge and defeat Hilary Clinton in 2008. Barack Obama was the right choice at the right time. His Hope and Change campaign plus his superb speaking ability enabled him to succeed.
Now Dr. Ben Carson appears on the scene, and the war of negatives begins. I think the time is right for Dr. Carson to prove he may be more capable than many of our so-called "politicians."
He has sufficient time to learn the mechanics of government and he surely has the ability to succeed.
William G. Huppert