REP LASEE: CHILD SUPPORT IS COSTING ME TOO MUCH

Rep. Frank Lasee (R-2nd) has asked to reduce the child support payments he must make for a child of his born out of wedlock to a DePere woman.
A friend of the mother of Lasee's child called www.milwaukeeworld.com, with the permission of the mother, to discuss the matter.
She said Lasee wrote to the mother saying that child support payments were too onerous for his modest legislative salary, to which the mother replied that the payments barely covered day care for the infant.
Lasee also has not seen the child in five months, according to the caller. While the mother would like the Green Bay Republican to be a part of her child's life, Lasee, she says, is unwilling to make a commitment of his time for such a purpose. "It would take too much time and effort," he said, according to the caller.
[The mother of the child and the caller are not being identified here out of concern for the interest of the child.]
Lasee, known as "The Father of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights," a measure that has been oft-aborted, is an active blogger, usually on tax issues, and particularly those dealing with teachers' unions.
He points out that voters expect consistency in their elected officials, noting:
"The voters are fed up with the business as usual mentality. They want politicians who say they'll do something and MEAN IT." [Emphasis original.]
So, when Lasee agreed in court to pay a fixed amount of his income in child support, it appears he didn't really MEAN IT.
--Michael Horne