Never mind the ratings. Why compound a hideous natural disaster with a manmade one?
There is no denying that Aug. 25 night, in the midst of a horrible storm, was an awful time to try to bury the news of the pardon of former sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Maybe it would have been better to pardon him in the middle of summer, at the hottest point — but no, that would only have reminded people of the conditions in Arpaio’s tent city, the infamous outdoor prison where people convicted of minor offenses had to sleep and endure the brutal heat.