It’s too late for me to attend the lunch today at Johnny’s Half Shell restaurant for Every Republican Is Crucial (ERIC PAC), the extremely well endowed leadership PAC run by GOP deputy whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA). Cantor is rumored to be a possible vice president pick for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), in good part because of his forte for fundraising. ERIC PAC has already collected $1.9 million from donors so far this election cycle, second only to Rep. Steny Hoyer’s (D-MD) Ameripac.

The hosts at the luncheon included Target PAC, the Food Marketing Institute PAC, the Retail Leaders PAC and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. PAC.

And even if I hopped a plane right now, I wouldn’t make it to the big carnival that several lobbyists have organized for ERIC PAC tonight at Nationals Park. For a minimum of $250 for an individual attendee, up to $2,500 for a PAC host, I would be able to toss down funnel cakes, hot dogs, and cotton candy and “build a bear” with my kids. There’s even a dunking booth—will attendees have the honor of dunking Rep. Cantor himself?

Tonight’s hosts include the drug company AstraZeneca’s PAC. Amy Best is a lobbyist for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Ted Burnes lobbies for the American College of Radiology. Aaron Cohen’s firm, Jeffery J Kimbell & Assoc, represents numerous pharmaceutical companies., Robert Dibblee labors for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Sara Morse lobbies for the American College of Surgeons Professional Association. Andrew Shore’s firm, Black Swan LLC, represents Target, among other companies. Charles Landgraf works for the firm Dewey & Leboeuf , and Matt Jessee has worked for Bryan Cave and Oliver Group.

In addition to perhaps getting the chance to dunk possibly the next vice president, all of these lobbyists must take an interest in the doings of the House Ways and Means Committee, where lawmakers like Cantor write tax law.