Expensive Brats...

From 'The Hill' - The newspaper for and about the US Congress:

Under the heading of

Meat lovers with PAC money to spend need not venture far from the Hill this week.

is this:

Finally, on Thursday, Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) hosts his annual Brat Fry for $1,000 per PAC and $500 per individual.

Now, I love a good brat as much as the next guy, but this is pretty darn extreme. The horseradish and buns must be pretty swanky in DC.