Is "toughest sheriff in America" a synonym for "corrupt scumbag"?

[jmowreader]

I remember two "toughest sheriffs in America" in my recent memory.

The first was Gerald Hege of Davidson County, NC. He dressed his patrolmen in combat fatigues, drove a cruiser with a Richard Childress Racing engine in it, carried a submachinegun instead of a pistol, and copped a plea on fifteen felonies.

Then there's Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, AZ. He turned off the air conditioners in his seven jails, erected a tent city, feeds his inmates green bologna, and forces inmates to watch Newt Gingrich videotapes. He's also big on chain gangs, pink boxer shorts and misuse of government funds.

[drmeow]

1. He's a pig but the AZ Dems can't find

anyone better to run against him.

[panader0]

2. Now he's under investigation by the feds.

The New Times, a Phoenix area alternative style newspaper has been exposing Arpaio for years. I'm glad Waxman is on him now.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Sort of a clue that reps from his own state won't take him on

Would make for entertaining hearing though...