Tod Pulvermacher

Tod Pulvermacher had his moment in the spotlight last Saturday in Madison.

Taking part in the anti-Scott Walker, anti-taxpayer protests, he drove a tractor around the Capitol Square.

Pulvermacher supplied his name to media outlets, basking in all the attention.

Not too bright.

It turns out Pulvermacher doesn't have a valid driver's license. It was revoked due to FOUR drunken driving convictions.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Tod Pulvermacher drew cheers from the crowd and plenty of attention from the news media Saturday as he chugged around the Capitol Square in Madison on a tractor pulling a manure spreader.

...A check of online court records shows that a Tod Pulvermacher has been convicted of drunken driving four times and has no valid driver's license. The license was revoked for 33 months on July 2, the date of his fourth conviction for operating while intoxicated.

The unusual spelling of the name, the age and the hometown listed in the online court records all match information that a man who identified himself as Tod Pulvermacher provided reporters during the protest march at the Capitol.

I think it's safe to conclude that the serial drunk driver Tod Pulvermacher, 33, is the tractor driver Tod Pulvermacher, 33.

Tod Pulvermacher, 33, has quite a record.

...Online records also show a Tod Pulvermacher of Plain was convicted of marijuana possession in 2007 and 2008. The former case included his third drunken driving offense, which occurred May 27 in Sauk County.

A conviction for causing injury by drunken driving in 2002 is listed as his second OWI offense in the online court records.

It is illegal to operate a tractor on public roads without a valid driver's license, unless the activity is authorized as farming use.

Pulvermacher's tractor was pulling a manure spreader, but the only thing being spread was opposition to Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.

Calls made to Pulvermacher and his attorney on Tuesday were not returned.

Oops! Another big mistake, Tod! Lots of big mistakes! Lots of bad choices!

If this were a case of mistaken identity, I'm sure calls to Pulvermacher and his attorney would have been returned, to immediately set the record straight.

Pulvermacher wasn't farming in Madison on Saturday. He was engaged in illegal activity.