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TexasTowelie

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3. I saw the results of his work when I was a state employee and he was comptroller.

Reply to czarjak (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 2, 2023, 04:19 PM

Oct 2023

Sharp is the only Democrat that I didn't support in a statewide election and he was not a viable choice to take up the Democratic mantle after Ann Richards lost the governor's race in 1994. Sharp has always been a DINO to me.

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Can John Sharp protect his maroon empire? [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2023 OP

John Sharp checks all the wrong boxes every time all the time. czarjak Oct 2023 #1

I saw the results of his work when I was a state employee and he was comptroller. TexasTowelie Oct 2023 #3

Old school Texas Democrats got ran out of town on a rail. czarjak Oct 2023 #11

Oleander is extremely toxic. viva la Oct 2023 #2

When I was young, we had an oleander bush next to our house by the front porch. TexasTowelie Oct 2023 #4

It's a pretty blossom... viva la Oct 2023 #5

My parents owned that house from 1971 to 1998. TexasTowelie Oct 2023 #6

How does "maroon" figure into it? (Sorry, haven't read the article) . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2023 #7

The school colors for Texas A&M University are maroon and white. nt TexasTowelie Oct 2023 #8

Takes a Texan to know, but then this is the Texas group. Thanks! Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2023 #9

Considering that I live four miles north of the campus now, I better know the colors. TexasTowelie Oct 2023 #10