Well, the special election to replace Ryan Zinke in the U.S. House of Representatives is finally set and it sure didn’t take long for the winning candidates to go after one another. Blazing Saddle Republican Greg Gianforte shot from the hip first by accusing Democrat Rob Quist of being nothing more than a “Musician” who pals around with Bernie Sanders and Nancy Pelosi when he’s not playing Bluegrass. Oh, the horror.
Mr. Quist should drop out of the race right now. How’s he going to compete with a man who helped start and finance the Dinosaur & Fossil Museum in beautiful downtown Glendive, MT? There I believe you’ll see Mesozoic reptiles in diorama’s frolicking around with humanoids. Perhaps a 600 year old Noah (without Social Security) loading up his Ark with appropriate animals (mammals) of the time will appear as an apparition in one of the hallways.
So give it up, Mister “supposed music legend” Quist, and continue performing at county fairs, rodeos and college keggers. Leave the business of government to a true professional from Hoboken and not Cut Bank, Two Dot or wherever. By the way, Gianforte in Italian means “Baby Name Strong” . . . wow!
Jim Hamilton
Florence