When I first heard yesterday that Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson wants to spy on U.S. government workers, I thought this was some kind of joke. It sounded like a satirical way of poking fun at the right-wing neurosurgeon’s strange political views.<br /> <br />But as msnbc’s Jane C. Timm reported, Carson actually shared his thoughts on a “covert division” yesterday.<br />Republican presidential contender Ben Carson said Wednesday that if elected next year he might implement a “covert division” of government workers who spy on their coworkers to improve government efficiency.<br /> <br />The pediatric neurosurgeon-turned-candidate told a crowd of Iowa Republicans he is “thinking very seriously” about adding “a covert division of people who look like the people in this room, who monitor what government people do.”<br /><br />Full story: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/carson-wants-program-spy-government-workers
