The Chicago Sun Times had information about Tea Party favorite, Republican Rep. Joe Walsh's, latest problem.
SunTimes:
Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, a tax-bashing Tea Party champion who sharply lectures President Barack Obama and other Democrats on fiscal responsibility, owes more than $100,000 in child support to his ex-wife and three children, according to documents his ex-wife filed in their divorce case in December.....
....In court documents, after his ex-wife, Laura Walsh, asked a judge to suspend his driver’s license until he paid his child support, Joe Walsh asks his ex-wife’s lawyer: “Have you no decency?”
Joe Walsh’s attorney, R. Steven Polachek, called the claim of a $117,437 debt “unfounded.”
Whoa! $117,437 in back child support???? OMG!
Care2.com had this to say about this latest development on Walsh:
When you run for Congress on a platform of fiscal responsibility, then make your name proclaiming that the government has to pay its debts and not burden the children and grandchildren with future economic impact, you would think that you at least keep your own home in order.
Not so much for Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh. The Tea Party freshman, who considers himself a watchdog for government spending, is being sued for almost $120,000 worth of child support over almost a decade....
...Is $120,00 an “unreasonable” amount of back child support and expenses, and is his ex-wife trying to cash in on his success as a politician? With three children to consider, and nine years to pay, it breaks down to less than $370 per child per month. Still, for a member of a far right wing faction that praises cutting Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Pell Grants, unemployment assistance, welfare and food stamps, even to the detriment of poor children, any amount may be seen as “too much” when it comes to supporting your kids.....
I guess Mr. Walsh's speeches on "responsibility" just don't mean much.
RealClearPolitics had this tidbit from the always colorful Democratic Rep. Barney Frank:
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA): "I remember Speaker [Tip] O'Neil, when I got here, and there is one thing he and Speaker Boehner seem to have in common and that's a theme song. Speaker O'Neil's theme song was "I Will Be With You In Apple Blossom Time." By now, Speaker Boehner's is entitled to take as his theme song"It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To."
Awesome.
