jbow
Wear a Cruz shirt to the first practice and you'll find out if they are tolerant people you want to spend a lot of time with. 
This is Seattle, Julien. You have to go to San Francisco to find more militant liberals. While there are some neighborhoods where they'd get that the shirt was meant to be ironic, in others I'd be publicly stoned before I had a chance to explain the joke.
Truth is, I'm not all that political. I find most people who are obsessed with politics to be dullards. But introduce me to somebody with a sense of humor and I'll get along with them just fine, regardless of their persuasions.
I want to thank everyone for their opinions. Surprisingly, most of you think I should do this thing. I'd been leaning the other way. Now I'm thinking about Bob's observation regarding life experiences and wondering if I'm ready to accept a life in which there are no new ones left.