But knowing what the problems are isn't the same as knowing how to solve them, and he has, AFAIK, no experience in running a large organization. In fact, he said a couple of weeks ago (or his spokesman said on his behalf) that he wasn't qualified to run a government department.

That is correct. It is because Ben Carson is a very humble man. Humility is obviously a trait with which you have no familiarity.

By the criterion you've set above, anybody who grew up in an inner city and meets your arbitrary standard for wisdom is qualified to run HUD. You haven't named anything that makes Carson a good pick, which is what I asked.

Once again you are being intentionally obtuse. Obviously, anyone who grew up in an inner city does NOT meet my standard. Not everyone that grew up in an inner city becomes a world famous neurosurgeon. Most of them wind up dead or in jail. Perhaps you should be picked to run HUD. Oh, wait a minute. You have no idea what it is like to grow up in the inner city, do you? You have had a life of privilege since you were born. Perhaps that is why you believe that you are so much smarter than the rest of us....