OPM Fest less than festive

C'mon guys. About eighty people? Really? That's the best you can do? I bet there were more people garbage dump dining in Merton. Where were the buses? The signs?

Sixty groups sponsored today's event. You would think they could get more than just eighty people with names from the letterhead.

C'mon everyone! No government hand outs, no peace!

Talk about astroturf vs. the grass roots, today's turnout qualifies as a plastic welcome mat.

OPM Fest Official Government Vehicle Bingo Card

Going to be in Madison tomorrow with nothing to do? Or are you planning on attending OPM Fest at the state capitol, but fear you might actually have to listen to the speakers? The Wigderson Library & Pub has come to your rescue with the official OPM Fest Government Vehicle Bingo Card.



The rules are pretty simple. Look for government vehicles that do not belong to the Madison Police Department, the Dane County Sheriffs, or the state patrol, write down the license plate numbers, and then match the license plates with the bingo card. Five in a row across, down, or diagonal, and you win. You can use the numbers on the top or the side. It's that easy.

It's a game you can probably play over and over again.

OPM fest tomorrow in Madison

If religion is the opiate of the masses, tax money is the OPM of every liberal special interest group. Tomorrow they're gathering in Madison for a press conference and to beg the state for more of your money. That's right. They love Other People's Money.

"Wisconsin's budget and the state economy in general are in the hole," said {MacIver Institute} President, Brett Healy, earlier this month. "And rule number one regarding holes is: 'When you find yourself in one, the first thing you do is stop digging.'"

But the OPM Fest participants are coming to the Capitol with shovels in hand. They are demanding the digging continue. One would think you would have to be high to ask the hardworking families and job providers of this state for more of their money during this time of economic uncertainty in Wisconsin. Perhaps they are addicted to OPM...

To add insult to injury, many of the OPM Fest revelers' salaries are paid by you.

The MacIver Institute has the list of participating organizations. (Same protestors, different letterhead.) They will also be live-blogging and Twittering tomorrow's festivities.