Keenan has earned his support

Editor,

Once upon a time, the Republican Party stood firmly on a platform that earned my steadfast support: Balancing the federal budget; reducing wasteful and unnecessary government spending; protecting private property rights from unreasonable regulations, seizure and confiscatory inheritance taxes that could destroy small businesses and family farms; opposition to unfunded federal mandates; local control of education.

Having seen rather too litttle action on or discussion of these matters from Washington lately, I was encouraged to find that candidate Bob Keenan supports a return to these values. It's time for Montana's Republicans to send a clear, resounding message to the Party about how they wish to be represented in the Senate, and what values they support.

Bob Keenan has earned my support and I hope he'll earn yours in the upcoming election.

Ron McClellan

Polson