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Lauding 'Force' Against Protests, Sen. Cotton Raises Profile

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton has risen to the ranks of
   potential 2024 Republican presidential contenders by making all the
   right enemies. By lining up behind President Donald Trump's
   law-and-order recipe for controlling civic unrest, he's making even
   more.

   "One thing above all else will restore order to our streets: an
   overwhelming show of force to disperse, detain and ultimately deter
   lawbreakers," the 43-year-old Arkansan wrote this week in a New York
   Times opinion column.

   That infuriated Democrats and liberals, whom his column thumped by
   calling protests rocking cities "carnivals for the thrill-seeking rich
   as well as other criminal elements."

   For good measure, Cotton lambasted the Times -- a favorite conservative
   target -- after it released a subsequent statement saying Cotton's
   essay did not meet its standards. Times employees had rebelled,
   expressing shame and anger about the piece.

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