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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoe Walsh, Captain Asshole
from the chicago Sun-Times:
After insisting he wasnt a deadbeat dad throughout his failed campaign for re-election, ex-U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh skipped last months child support payment and has asked to stop paying altogether.
His reason: Since hes out of Congress, hes now unemployed.
Walsh, a flame-throwing Tea Party Republican who was trying to land a radio deal and has launched a social media campaign against Fox commentator Karl Rove, did not pay the $2,134 in child support he owed in January, according to the attorney who represents Walshs ex-wife,.
And now Walsh has filed a request in Cook County Circuit Court to stop paying child support because hes unemployed. ...................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.suntimes.com/18165026-761/ex-tea-party-rep-joe-walsh-wants-to-stop-paying-child-support-because-hes-out-of.html
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Joe Walsh, Captain Asshole (Original Post)
marmar
Feb 2013
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. off to prison with him ............
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)2. Is this the "Rocky Mountain Way" Joe Walsh or the Total Loser "Lair" at the SOTUS Joe Walsh.
OK.
I've dated myself.
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)3. That Joe Walsh...
...showed up big time for Tammy Duckworth...
http://www.dailyherald.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DA&Date=20120701&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=707019839&Ref=AR&maxw=555&maxh=370&Q=70&cache=1

