The Republican Party's newest flash in the pan, Ben Carson, has just stuck his foot in his mouth. Surprise, right? This is what happens when neurosurgeons try to do things they're not good at, like run for President.
He said Americans today should be more willing to die for their beliefs, like the Founding Fathers were. Oh, and, yes, like those guys from ISIS.
We cats don't know about you, but we wouldn't want to be operated on by a doctor who finds things to admire about the murderers who call themselves the Islamic State. Is he hoping they'll ship him a few severed heads as medical specimens? It's, no pun intended, mind-boggling.
But what's even more boggling is this: Sure, the American revolutionaries were willing to put their lives on the line for independence. (Remember that famous line about "all hanging separately.") But it's also true that the British lost America because they were fighting a guerrilla war 3,000 miles from home, with long supply lines and endless lags in communications, and by being forced to live off the land and fight as much as a guerrilla army as a traditional one. Meanwhile, the Americans were able to hang on until Britain no longer could afford the cost and distraction of the war — and had to cut bait to focus on their continuing struggle with France.
In other words, Ben Carson is quickly emerging as the dumbest guy in the Republican field. Quite an accomplishment. We cats PURR.
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