[goldstategop]

Utah's Republicans are compassionate with the taxpayers' money to people who break the law. That's some Republican value!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[batter]

Utah is unique. People are conservative but many of their reps are mush. Why? Apathy - most just don't pay attention and end up pressing the same button year after year without scrutinizing voting records etc.

Additionally, the two big papers in the area are still reasonably well read (the local MSM is still reasonably trusted) and both are totally liberal. FWIW - it's speculated that Joe Cannon (Rep. Cannon's brother) authored the original offensive editorial.

Basically, it takes a major scandal to be knocked out.