There has been a lot of hoo-ha and negative media about Tara Rios lately but I want to say that as a rookie freshman representative up in Austin she did amazingly well. It was unfortunate that several families had to be dragged into court situations that ended up in the local paper, and the SPI Forum ranted about the hotel tax allocation, and El Rocinante (a blogger) wrote hateful things, but Tara did good. I will be glad to listen to the challenger for her legislative seat but so far, I'm voting for Tara because she understand our little sandbar of an island, SPI. She understands the lower Valley and was a Corpus Christi kid, I believe.
And I don't care what somebody does in their spare time; nor is it my business. I like Tara because she's nice, is smart enough to be a great dentist, and is willing to listen. If I had some advice I'd say "Tara, forget about all that water under the bridge, keep doing good." If you haven't met Tara, she is real people and not some fake politician.
It is true that when she was part of 'Los Tres Amigos' on the SPI alderman, I had some questions or reservations about her. Towards the end though, she seemed to grow up and bloom. She ran for state rep against a sitting decorated Marine who was from the Kingsville area, and won. All the sudden us SPI locals were excited because we had a 'Local' up in Austin. Hey she could do some good ... and did, on the Democratic ticket, no less.
I want you all to clear your minds of all the hearsay and garbage and let Tara tell us where's she's at for the upcoming election. See what the challenger has to say, too. Make your decision then. But I want Tara to run again. If you fall off the horse when you're in a rodeo, you have to get back up on that horse and do good. It's the Texas way. Tara we love ya.
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Oh please Sammy, how easily you get swept into the vortex...
No, I'm not falling into some kind of vortex, and I'm certainly not going to get political. As a matter of fact, Tara is probably still mad at me for things I've said in the past. I'm simply saying to let her track record in the Legislature speak for itself - which most people seem incapable of doing these days.
Sam - you have got to be kidding me. Anyone who can lie and cheat on their family does not even get my consideration. She has very small children and if she was unhappy then she should have divorced her husband and then had a relationship - not the reverse. But the key here is she was running for political office - a divorce would have jeopardized her election - and in her JUDGEMENT adultery was OK - a choice that destroyed many lives.
I think it is a bit polyanna-ish to think she "fell off her horse", come on - she got off the horse, walked over to the shed, got her gun and shot the bastard and then got on the back of another. Three votes at our house for the other guy - whoever he is! Mustlovespi
I knew her in college and she was a snub who was very selfish and thought she was better than any one else. I believe she is involved in politics to be in the center of attention, to be noticed. Little she knew that she is hated so much that whatever is does is magnified.
Tara, please leave politics to people who care. We don't want to hear your name in the news any more.
I knew her in college and she was a snub who was very selfish and thought she was better than any one else. I believe she is involved in politics to be in the center of attention, to be noticed. Little she knew that she is hated so much that whatever is does is magnified.
Tara, please leave politics to people who care. We don't want to hear your name in the news any more.
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