A big theme of the political posts on this blog is "Follow the money" — and oddly enough, it's a point that even the rightest of right-wing readers here seem to agree with. We all know Ben Carson has no chance of being president. He probably has no chance of (and no interest in) holding any elective office. Even my Conservative friends all seem to agree that much if not most of what he says that makes headlines is nonsense.
So why does he say these things? Because he's getting very rich saying them. There may be other reasons but for most people in this country, that would be reason enough.