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Deadbeat Dad in the House?

In this Nov. 17, 2010, file photo, then-Rep.-elect Joe Walsh, R-Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press file)
In this Nov. 17, 2010, file photo, then-Rep.-elect Joe Walsh, R-Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press file)

In this Nov. 17, 2010, file photo, then-Rep.-elect Joe Walsh, R-Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

CHICAGO — Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, a rising star in the tea party movement best known for his blistering lectures of President Barack Obama for “spending like a drunken sailor,” is now being peppered with questions about his own financial responsibility after reports surfaced that he’s being sued for more than $100,000 in unpaid child support. Full story.

Would you vote for a politician who owes back child support or has filed bankruptcy or hasn't been truthful with the IRS?

Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.