Of course 45 pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio, but why? The answer lies in their weird relationship with Lady Justice. Good thing she's blind, or she'd probably be sick.

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If you need proof of our Dumpster Fire in Chief's pathological hatred of America's legal system -- especially when it delivers a verdict he doesn't agree with -- then look at today's news.

Surprised? You shouldn't be. They were fellow Birthers, they campaigned together.

Payback was well and fraking nigh.

We should also not be surprised that the pardon came before the punishment. Usually it's the other way around, but 45 doesn't want to waste time.

Was Arpaio guilty of the crime? Absolutely. He broke the law loudly and gleefully -- ever defiant of the institution he so strongly claims to be a part of.

A paradox? Of course, but it's not without precedent, or fans.

America (especially White conservative America) just loves the maverick cop. In truth, we all sort of thrill to the Dirty Harry who upholds the bloody and brutal end of the law while ignoring its finer nuances.

Nuances like equal protection, innocent until proven guilty, and the ability to police the police.

In that sense, Drumpf and Arpaio are a match made in loose cannon cop heaven. The "MAKE MY DAY" hi-jinx that made Joe "America's Toughest Sheriff" is the sort of red meat 45 uses to lure voters to his camp and keep them.

It's also the gospel the President preaches as he speaks out of both sides of mouth on the law. On one hand, he's happy to be it. He's just not happy to uphold it... unless it helps him.

But the real problem with the pardon is not what it does, but what it reveals.

Sure, this pardon shows 45's support for a tougher stance on immigration. But it also shows racists all over America that he's in their corner, and can be counted on to do the "right" thing, even if he sometimes says the opposite.

So, if his temporary backpedaling on the hate march in Charlottesville had you fooled? Here's the proof that he was forced to talk nice during round two.

And you could explain his subsequent re-reversal on talking out his ass, as usual, except that then he did this.

The Pardon doesn't fix everything. Arpaio faces an uncertain future, and an expensive one at that (he's shilling for funds for his legal fees as we speak)

He will, however, not be facing it as a felon. And that's the tragedy, here.

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Authors Bio:

J. Edward Tremlett is a lot of things, currently. He's back in the states after a seven-year stint in Dubai, UAE. He's been published in such diverse places as The American Partisan, the International American, The End is Nigh, Pyramid Magazine and Worlds of Cthulhu.

He's proudly in the thrall of the evil people who make bad things happen all around the world. He gets paid to shill for them on sites just like this, and is well-paid to do so. He also stole your car, ate your lunch, and had an amazing time with your lover while you were at work. But don't tell anyone. The machine is listening, always.

Please be aware that numerous things that are said are not to meant be taken seriously. Please be aware that serious things that are said are meant to be taken numerous ways. Please be seriously numerous with those things that are meant but not said, rather than said but not meant. Please be. : )