Gov. Jon Huntsman offered a stinging critique of the national Republican Party and, along with other GOP leaders across the nation, called for an overhaul of the party:

Was there anything that went right for us over the last several years?

Huntsman says the GOP's international agenda has been "flawed," and "squandered" U.S. prestige. The party also has failed to address issues at home, he said.

Domestically we have been totally tone-deaf in terms of recognizing the environment and where most Americans are in terms of having a healthy environment. We have been missing in action in terms of any semblance of fiscal responsibility, [and] we have put forward nothing meaningful in terms of health care reform that has any traction.

The Tribune calls on Huntsman to begin the cleanup with the Utah GOP over which he has direct control.

. . .While Huntsman governs from and for the center, the Republican majorities in the House and Senate stand far to the right of the governor, and the electorate as a whole.