Blog 5

This is a blog in the style of Jonathan Tilove, author of "First Reading" for the Austin American-Statesman. He uses humor and wit, saying cliches such as "Oh Snap!" and bits of cynicism.

"There you go again..." I thought when I saw freshman senator Ted Cruz (R - TX) angrily debating Dianne Feinstein (D - CA) on gun control.
That quote more readily applies to the 1984 presidential debate between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale, but I'm sure you can easily see my point. It was a case of the 14th most senior US senator up against, well, the 96th.

Ted Cruz comes from this very pro-gun state I'm proud to call my home, and I thank him for his representation. He was elected last November by people who are very pro-gun rights, as is he. He would like to get the agenda his people elected for passed. Going after and hammering a nearly 80 year old senator who's been in the Senate since 1992, is a former mayor of San Francisco, the author of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, and at the end of it all, the woman who discovered Harvey Milk's body, was a tough act. It's not easy to discredit a woman with those credentials, whether he disagrees with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (and any attempt to reinstate it) or not. I commend him for standing up for his beliefs and representing the views of his people, but my stance is that agreement and compromise should be favored over infighting and harsh-toned debate. That does not just apply to Cruz and Feinstein.