Republican Hero: Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Joe Arpaio has it all to be a GOP hero. He's hard on crime. He treats his criminals in ways that would get you imprisoned if you treated animals that way. He demeans common small time crime offenders.

Oh yeah, he's also a raging anti-immigrant racist. Arizona seems to breed these guys like weeds.

One other thing. Some of his co-workers think he's a disgrace to the badge.

You won't catch me arguing against that.

Overstepping his bounds, going out of his way to punish offenders, dragging his policies into politics, he's an all-around dirtbag. Heck, I think we *should* be tougher on criminals, I just don't think we need to treat them like livestock.