One may think the last place the Republican Party would try to raise money is at a Britney Spears concert. But as it turns out, that’s where House Minority Whip Eric Cantor was on the night President Obama gave his second prime-time address.

As Britney "descended from the rafters in black vinyl dominatrix boots, a red ringmaster’s jacket and not a whole lot else, a bejeweled whip in her hands" (Washington Post has more on Britney’s show) at the start of her concert at the Verizon center, Cantor, R-VA, was there raising money for his campaign. He must have had high hopes for the concert, because Cantor reportedly left a House GOP annual fundraiser to take in some of the pop diva’s show. 

"If suffering through a Britney Spears concert will raise one more dime to help Republicans take back the House, then I’m glad Cantor’s willing to do it," one House Republican leadership aide told The Huffington Post.

Wonkette, which first reported on Cantor’s "suffering," said Sen. Mary Landireu, D-LA, was also there, but her staff later told The Huffington Post that was not the case.

Of course the blogs are having a field day with the news.

Gawker’s headline over a picture of Britney whipping her dancers into submission says: "If U Seek Bipartisan Solutions to America’s Problems."

Jossip’s story, headlined "GOP Whip Chooses Britney Spears Over Fixing America," says "Yes we can be derelict of duty! While the rest of the nation watched President Barack Obama talk about what the hell is wrong with America and how best to go about fixing it last night, House Minority Whip — that means republican! — Eric Cantor, from Virgineeee, instead went and got his rocks off at a Britney Spears concert."