New House Republican plan out; guess we can count DeLano and Zuber as against it

In a previous post, we noted that the House plan that passed two weeks ago was being criticized by Reps. Scott DeLano (R-Biloxi) and Hank Zuber (R-Ocean Springs) for not giving the Coast an additional representative over its current 8.  This, despite the fact that Zuber, DeLano, and other Coast Republicans actually drew the districts on the Coast themselves.

Well, now the "House Republican Alternative" plan is out, and guess what?  It cuts the number of Coast representatives from 8 to 7.  So, I guess we should go ahead and mark Zuber and DeLano down as being against it.

Here's the House Republican Alternative plan, courtesy of Yallpolitics.com:
Mississippi House of Representatives Alternative Redistricting Plan 031311

Of note in the House Republican Alternative plan?  Well, aside from cutting a Coast representative, it's hard to tell, since the map's in such low resolution.  I guess we can best describe it as "two weeks late and 6 megabytes short."

House Republicans Hank Zuber and Scott DeLano complain about map they drew

Rep. Hank Zuber (R-Ocean Springs)

Rep. Scott DeLano (R-Biloxi)

From the "How Dare They?" file, we have an astonishing complaint from two Gulf Coast legislators.  Rep. Hank Zuber (R-Ocean Springs) and Rep. Scott DeLano (R-Biloxi) went on local TV on the Coast and said the Coast should have gained a representative under the House map, and the Delta should have lost two.

Let's dispose of the mundane part first.  The Coast, still suffering from Katrina, was lucky not to lose a seat.  It certainly isn't in line for an additional seat.  That's just crazy talk.

Now let's talk about the red meat.  Scott DeLano and Hank Zuber sat down with the other Coast Republicans and drew their districts that were in the House plan they voted against.  That's right, they created the Coast map that they are now on TV complaining about and that they voted against.