Deadbeat In Every Sense Of The Word

How far into the scumbag category are Republican lawmakers when it comes to hypocrisy?  Rep. Joe "Deadbeat Dad Of The Year" Walsh wants his ex-wife, the one he owes more than $100,000 in back child support payments to, mind you, to face legal sanctions and to pay his legal bills for daring to sue him over the money.  And it gets worse:

In July, court documents showed that Laura Walsh was suing the congressman for more than $117,000 in unpaid child support.

The lawsuit pointed to a $35,000 loan he personally gave to his campaign, claiming that if he had enough for that, he had enough to help support their 9-year-old child.

In a possible effort to slow down the case, lawyers for the Illinois Republican asked his ex-wife to provide extensive documentation, including records of her employment, salary, bank statements, tax returns and expense reports. After she failed to provide the documents, Walsh sought to have her sanctioned by the court.

Jack Coladarci, Laura Walsh's attorney, told The Sun Times that the move was "harassment."

He added that Laura Walsh was under no obligation to produce the records and that the issue should be Walsh not paying his past-due child support.

And yet this guy is free to make laws for every American when he can't even follow the law himself.  But altogether now:  It's OK If You're A Republican!