Rob Quist grew up with the quiet beauty of our state in eastern Montana before moving to the Flathead. He grew up to write and sing about the quality of a Montanan's life. In the process he has worked to improve Montana for future generations. His life embodies the sentiments of our preamble and his song.

Who more could you trust to insure that future generations have the opportunities most of us take for granted in our enjoyment of the grandeur of our mountains, the vastness of our plains, our wonderful, clear, free-running waters, our never-ending big, blue "Big Sky?"

How many of you have sung along with one of the many songs Rob Quist wrote concerning the people and places of Montana? When you sang along, how many times did they bring a tear to your eyes, knowing you had the privilege of growing up as Montanans?

Montanans have a special opportunity to send a true Montanan to Washington in the mold of Mike Mansfield, Lee Metcalf and Pat Williams. While you may not have always agreed with the big three, you always knew they were Montanans through and through.

I think one of the most important reasons for voting for Rob Quist is you know he isn't running based upon ego. He is running because he loves Montanans, Montana and all that this great state and her people represent.

There is no need to make Montana great again, but there is a need for Montanans to retain our greatness. The simplest way to do so is by sending one of our greatest to represent all Montanans: Rob Quist.

Tom Muri is a 20-year veteran who retired from the Montana National Guard in 1996. In the Navy he served as an enlisted sailor during the Vietnam era, went to Montana State University and then law school, and then went back into the Navy as a JAG Officer. He writes from Whitefish.

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