Joe Arpaio announced Monday, the same date President Donald Trump pardoned him in 2017, that he would run to be sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona in 2020.
In Coconino county out here. My first thought was ābring it.ā The state may not have moved as much as people hope, but I donāt think it is still at a place where his brand of cruelty will get him the job back. I think he and Trump will be an anchor around McSally. Might end up with her and Arpaio going down. Not confident we wonāt still stay with Trump. Will be an interesting test for Kelly āChemTrailā Ward who ran against him and McSally in the Senate race last year. Sheās the newly elected head of the state R party. Heās her brand of nuts, but I think it would be unwise for the party to bless him.
Even with the pardon he still remains convicted on criminal contempt of court. Fact: to accept the pardon he was required to accept the crime. Would be interesting to see a CRIMINAL as the elected sheriff, criminals would be laughing their collective azzes off.
That is the cost of defending life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Like everything else in the GOP world, Arpaio turns the definition of justice on its head: āFor the law holds, that it is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.ā - Sir William Blackstone, echoed by Benjamin Franklin.
Arpaio is a gross incompetent. The macho posturing of his never led to effective law enforcement.
Be it unaccounted funds, sitting on hundreds of rape kits, pink underwear stunts, birther loon investigations or needle in the stack racial profiling in the guise of policing. He cost Maricopa county $70 million to settle numerous lawsuits and the now disbanded tent city cost numerous lives. Let him go to a retirement home to sit and grumble in front of the television.
Fleecing the rubes for campaign contributions. Same as it ever was. Once he loses, he can fleece 'em again with some stupid victimhood/martyrdom sad story.
Tripling down on an increasingly angry, increasingly isolated 30% of the population is a dumb way to try to actually win an election.