A Republican Sheriff? That wouldn't even work in Blazing Saddles.
I haven't noticed it so much in Guilford county, but in Rockingham and Randolph, and even back home in Carteret County, Folks running for sheriff are running as Demoncrate or Repugnican. I just can't get a handle on this concept. Do repugnicans and the demoncrates fight crime differently or something? It is possible I suppose based on the way they commit crimes. Does a democrat sheriff protect his constituents by focusing on the rich white collar criminals? Does the republican sheriff protect his rich white collar constituents while focusing on the poor criminal? If this is what is happening, I want an independent sheriff. I would feel a whole lot safer knowing that my sheriff treats all criminals the same.
I would in fact rather keep the sheriff candidates as far away as I could from the folks running for public office. I am just not sure that mixing crime fighting and politics is ever a good idea. Look at all the trouble we've had mixing crime and politics. There is so much talk of trying to bring down the criminals running the show that the show really hasn't been running at all. Well, except the crime part.
