Republicans reelect Wayne Scott as Leader

In a move that demonstrates the depth to which Oregon GOP House legislators absolutely do not get why they lost, they've chosen to reelect Wayne Scott as their Leader in the House.

From the press release:

OREGON HOUSE REPUBLICANS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Nick Smith
Thursday, November 09, 2006
503-986-1351


OREGON HOUSE REPUBLICANS ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP FOR 2007

New Leadership Prepared to Work With Democrats to Fix Oregon’s Problems

SALEM – Oregon House Republicans have elected Rep. Wayne Scott (R-Canby) as House Republican Leader for the 2007 legislative session.

“Oregon House Republicans have re-grouped, and have chosen a new approach for leadership,” Rep. Scott said. “We will move forward and work with House Democrats in a bi-partisan manner to address the issues facing Oregon.”

The caucus also elected Rep. Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg) as Deputy Republican Leader; Rep. Dennis Richardson as Republican Whip, and; Rep. Gene Whisnant (R-Bend) as Deputy Republican Whip.

Rep. Hanna said the caucus broke from the conventional practice of only electing two leaders. Rather, four members were elected to work together and lead the caucus during session.

“The new House Republican Leadership leverages the experience and capabilities of members from different parts of the state,” Rep. Hanna said. “Our new leadership structure will improve how the caucus operates, and will allow us to work effectively with Democratic leadership on the various issues.”

"New"? Uh...not so much.

Meet the old boss. Same as the old boss.