The notion that Utah Republicans have any vestigial moral rooting can now be viewed as ridiculous. What happened at the recent Utah Republican Convention was more than just a black eye on the decency of our state. It was the confirmation that Utah is no better than Florida, Wyoming and Texas—to name a few—when it comes to corrupt political alliances. We can now safely declare that the core of the Republican Party—including Utah's own—is composed of liars, delusionaries and thugs. I know. Those are strong words, but they're justifiable descriptions of those who are failing to uphold the principles of our democracy. The catch-all use of "delusionaries" at least allows the possibility that some of the treason isn't intentional, but merely the product of a fatal misguidance.