Column: Trump pardoned a lot of bad apples. Now he and Republicans own the barrelful
(LA Times) Politics often entails angles and illusion, dodges and diversions. Navigating the space between hope and reality is one of its requisite skills. But sometimes events demand a straightforward response.
To wit: Do you think it’s OK to attack a police officer by plunging a stun gun multiple times into his neck?
How about using a riot shield to smash a police officer into a metal door frame, leaving him bruised and bloodied?
Any problem with someone who spends more than an hour assaulting law enforcement officers with pepper spray, a metal crutch and wooden and metal poles?
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