Daley slams Ald. Moore over tying tragic fire, "big box" living wage ordinance

And to think that some Moore sockpuppet, or alleged sockpuppet, in this post (see comments) accused me of doing the same thing--making political hay out of the tragic fire where six Rogers Park kids were killed over the weekend.

I stand by that post.

Meanwhile, Mayor Richard Daley is upset with Alderman Joe Moore, who the other day tried to tie that tragic fire to his "big box" living wage ordinance.

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

Daley saved some of his ire for Ald. Joe Moore (49th) -- for suggesting during a TV interview about the fire in his ward that the Ramirez family's plight was an example of why Chicago needs the big-box living wage ordinance. "That's a great tragedy, and I regret that someone tried to inject politics into that . . . that's totally irresponsible," said Daley, who has threatened to veto the ordinance.

Moore, who backs the measure, said: "My intention was to talk . . . in terms of the general importance of people having living wages so that people who have full-time jobs are able to pay their utility bills."

Once again I have to point out that the landlord of the firetrap building where the fire occured is a major financial contributor to Joe Moore's political fund.

UPDATE 6:40PM CDT: Here's another story, this one from NBC 5 Chicago, Daley Blasts Landlord In Fatal Fire

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