March 16, 2013 09:00 AM UTC

The First Rule of Being in the Hole is to Stop Digging.

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• by: Urban Snowshoer

(Promoted by Colorado Pols)

For anyone who has any doubts that CPAC is part of the Republican alternative version reality, look no further than The Washington Post. Senator McConnell told the CPAC audience that the Republican that the party will continue to try to dismantle, or at least weaken, the Affordable Care Act.  He also proclaimed the GOP will ultimately win.

When the constitutionality of Affordable Care Act was challenged the Republicans ended up on the wrong side: the ACA was upheld. Being on the wrong side of a constitutional challenge may not have significantly damaged the party per se; however, the GOP (especially Senator McConnell) did not do wonders for themselves after the Supreme Court upheld the ACA.  

The GOP repeatedly tried to repeal the ACA, even if every attempt was a façade to please the base. Furthermore, the party has also blocked legislation, for the sake of trying to make President Obama and the Democrats in Congress look like they can’t get anything done. The GOP, of course, also ended up on the wrong side of the election.

How much of this “we’re still winning” rhetoric Senator McConnell really believes, versus telling the CPAC audience what they want to hear is hard to say. Either way, the first rule of being in hole is to stop digging. As long as the GOP as a whole continues fighting against the ACA, blocking legislation for the sake of blocking it,  and refusing to comprehend why their candidate lost the presidential election they will just dig themselves deeper.