Firebrand Rep. Joe Walsh has a pretty big financial problem

$117,000 owed in child support source

» That’s a lot of money: Walsh, a member of the Tea Party who calls for the country to cut spending and pay its bills, is having trouble paying some of his own, according to a recently filed lawsuit. He’s had other financial troubles, too — he lost a condo in a Chicago suburb to foreclosure, but he eventually got that cleared up. Our question: Should Walsh’s own issues be on the table, considering the way he goes after the government’s fiscal issues?

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wateringgoodseeds said: Absolutely. He has no personal integrity, and his record in office is abysmal.
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missbananafish said: It’s a valid question - especially when he loaned his campaign $35,000.
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Yes
robo-trick said: For cases like this, I think bring personal affairs into question is appropriate. Telling someone to cut spending and not doing the same yourself seems plain hypocritical. However, family dysfunction or divorce is politically irrelevant in my opinion
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sharaiahwhat7 said: If he’s not taking care of his own business he shouldn’t try to tell anyone how to handle theirs. Plus that much child support he needs to get it together.
newsmatt said: Too bad Rep. Walsh wasn’t asked about this when he was on the CBS Early Show this morning.
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letthetruthlaugh said: thats not your question, you just put walsh’s issues on the table because of the way he goes after the fiscal crisis. then you ask at the end if it should be there? its a little late now
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idroolinmysleep said: “Yes.”
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