It's their first major activist event of the year and Columbia Dems, in an effort to increase funding for children's healthcare, are taking advantage of the famous Price is Right gag now that Bob Barker has retired. Bwog had newbie reporter Justin Vlasits see the spectacle.

This afternoon at the Sundial, the Dems brought out a crudely constructed Plinko Board and invited students crossing Low Steps to play a butchered version of the game and afterwards call congressmen King and Walsh (both R-NY) to vote for the conference version of the Children's Health Insurance Program.

"Tell Congress to get its priorities straight!"

"Tell Bush that the Price is Wrong!"

"This issue is totally nonpartisan issue," said Jonathan Backer, Media Director for the CU Dems, reminding passers by that the original bill in 1997 was a collaboration between reactionary Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and super-liberal Ted "Chappaquiddick" Kennedy (whom Backer interned for this summer).