From the Inquirer's Amy Worden, state Republican leaders were at one of the city's swankiest golf clubs, the Field Club in Fox Chapel, yesterday, presumably before the storms hit:

With the budget deadline right around the corner, the Capitol should be alive with activity.

Not.

So, Commonwealth Confidential jokingly inquired if the House Republican leaders were at a golf outing.

Turns out they were.

As reported on Capitol Ideas, the House Republican Campaign Committee was holding its annual Southwestern Golf Outing at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Donors have a range of options when it comes to being parted from their money. As little as $750 gets you cocktails and dinner, while $7,500 gets you a foursome and a sponsorship.

Among those in attendance House Minority leader Sam Smith of Jefferson County and Rep. Bill Adolph of Delaware County, the ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee.