Feds Let Sheriff Joe Arpaio Get Away With Corruption in 1997, and Again in 2012

The news that the federal government’s four-year investigation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio has come to nothing does not surprise me. I predicted this outcome from the very start, though I hoped to be wrong. This is the second time I have seen this happen to Arpaio.

Flashback: It is Halloween, 1997.Janet Napolitano represented Anita Hill. Her reputation is that of a pugnacious, spirited lawyer who knows the difference between right and wrong. But today she’s not dealing with Clarence Thomas. Sh...