Dirtbag Of The Month

There are, of course a couple of obvious ones I could have chosen, such as Kevin Federline, Michael Richards or O.J. Simpson, but I have decided to go off the beaten path a bit and go with someone more local. December's Dirtbag Of The Month is Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Hell, he might not be a real bad guy, he is a Democrat after all, but he is a Dirtbag in my opinion because of his silence this week on the fact that the Illinois state house has already voted in favor of raising the minimum wage to 7.50 and hour. He wouldn't answer any questions about this proposed wage increase, and can keep this law from going into effect if he wants to.

I know I've stated this before, but do these fuckers have any clue what it's like to try to keep a roof over a family's head on a minimum wage salary? The House didn't pass a bill wanting to increase the amount they give to Welfare Skanks, they wanted a wage increase for WORKING PEOPLE. The thought of getting an automatic raise right now and it's not even my annual review time really excites me.

So my problem with this Mr. Madigan is this: Ok fine, if you are not in favor of this bill, you can be that way, but have the BALLS to defend your position. Tell me why. I'll listen. I won't agree with you as I work my ASS off day after day for shitty pay for a giant behemoth retail company but I'll hear what you have to say. And be envious that you don't work at Target and probably nobody in your family does either.

Aw, who am I kidding? 7.50 an hour doesn't go very far anyway. But I would like to think that I still live in a Progressive Blue State and that one of the most powerfull Democrats (especially) is thinking about people like me. Single mothers who are just trying to get by, day after day.

If I got a 21 cent raise it would mean a monthly increase of approximately 34 dollars a month for me. That's it. So why is that such a big deal for everybody?

Mike Madigan you need to represent your people. When you represent your own interests after you have committed yourself to a life of public service... That makes you MY DIRTBAG FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER!