11 Feb 2013 7:28 pm
Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh: I Cant Afford Child Support PaymentsAfter insisting he wasn't a "deadbeat dad" throughout his failed campaign for re-election, ex-U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh skipped last month's child support payment and has asked to stop paying altogether.His reason: Since he's out of Congress, he's 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.This is not the first time Walsh has not paid his child support.His ex wife had filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court a month after he won his first term in Congress in 2010, claiming that he owed $117,437 in overdue child support and interest.