RNC gets kicked in the arrears

About a month ago, I posted this delightful little tidbit:

The unreleased official budget of the RNC reveals that the Republican party’s national governing body and premier fund-raising apparatus begins the 2011-2012 presidential election cycle more than $20 million in the hole.

“A record for any year in the past 30 years,” RNC chairman candidate and former Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary Maria Cino told The Washington Times

I added:

Of course, Karl Rove and his merry thugs will more than make up for this when they raise kajillions more untraceable corporate dollars.

But that doesn’t stop me from doing the Happy Dance when I read the following update:

RNC Chairman Chairman Reince Priebus announced the party has about $23 million in debt as it prepares for the 2012 election cycle, the Washington Post reports. [...]

That’s about $8 million higher than previously reported.

I bet his Priebus nearly fell off when he discovered the RNC was so hocked up. Nothing like being kicked in the arrears when you’re down.