Roy Brown for Governor

Senator Roy Brown (R-Billings) Will be a (the?) Republican candidate for Governor. What do we as Republicans think of this?

1) He's a fiscal conservative. That matters. In the last legislative session, our current Governor blew a billion dollar surplus on spending and government without providing permanent property tax relief. Roy would have done it differently. He was among the architects of the Republican plan to reduce property taxes permanently, instead of providing a one-shot check in the mail that's gone by the next week, let alone the next year.

2) He's a man of courage. I can say this without question because, by the time Schweitz-head and the Dem machine get done with him, he will be a victim of character assassination and smear campaigns that will leave his reputation tarnished at best. He knows this in advance, and he steps up to face it willingly. That makes him a brave man, and that makes him an improvement on our current governor.

3) Roy is a gentleman of the old school -- gracious to foes, trusty to friends, quiet in his accomplishments, humble in his demeanor. Again, an improvement on our current governor in every respect.

4) He took the hardest campaign Schweitzer could throw against him and won. In the 2006 cycle, Schweitz-head threw thousands of dollars at him and even walked door to door against him, trying to keep Roy Brown out of the Senate. Schweitzer failed and Roy Brown won.

Good luck and Godspeed, Roy Brown.