Dana Mathewson

Chicago's new mayor hasn't apparently learned all the ropes yet, but she has learned how to deflect criticism. "Oh, look, a squirrel." She's blaming Republicans for the gun violence in Chicago. (Yes, I had set my drink down before typing that, and I hope you'd set yours down before reading it.)

She took on a formidable foe here -- Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Not a smart move.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot clashed with Sen. Ted Cruz over the latest burst of gun violence in the city, claiming Monday that Chicago’s decades-long crime problem is actually the fault of Republican-run states like Indiana – because they don’t have "commonsense gun legislation” in place.

The retort came after Cruz, R-Texas, tweeted that "gun control doesn’t work” and pointed to the Democrat-run city as evidence that "disarming law-abiding citizens isn’t the answer.” His tweet referenced an article reporting that at least 25 people were shot in Chicago during Labor Day weekend amid a continuing crime wave in the city.

"Stopping violent criminals—prosecuting & getting them off the street—BEFORE they commit more violent crimes is the most effective way to reduce murder rates," Cruz tweeted. "Let’s protect our citizens.”

Oh, but that would never occur to a Chicago official, especially one as weaned on the standard Democrat policies as Lightfoot (and isn't that a wonderful name for her?).

Of all the people in the Senate with whom I would not want to get into a, well, urinating contest with, Ted Cruz tops the list. Lightfoot is WAY out of her league here. Go and have fun reading the rest of this: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-clashes-with-cruz

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