"after giving birth to her fourth child she lost her apartment..."  I am a life-long liberal who is fed-up with hearing about the irrisponsibility of women and men like this.  I am so tired of low income people who continue to reproduce and reproduce and reproduce and, in this case, reproduce again.  In Los Angeles it costs 108k to send each student to public school thru grade 12.  This country cannot afford to pay for the children of people who are over-producing, and under contribuitng.  I'm glad for people like Valentini.  Really I am.  Because if these kids don't get educated we're going to spend a lot more on imprisioning them in the future. But his task is a band-aid on the problem.  The actual solution is birth control.  This woman is reckless and not deserving of my empathy.  I do empathize with the children.  They do need to be educated.  But tie this woman's tubes - now! 

Sadly the "life-long liberal" focused on a distorted issue--birth control rather than being upset at systemic causes of homelessness.

Reproduction--a topic too complex to address in comments--is never as simple as it seems. Women's "choices" are not always clear cut and consequences of poverty complicate family decisions.

Be more upset about a nation that has spending priorities that neglect millions of people--children and adults--living in, or heading to, poverty. Education is vital--and Rooster gallently struggles against the tide to make sure kids get to and succeed in school. Kudos to Rooster and the unsung heros and s-heros that care for homeless kids.

We need to open our eyes to issues of poverty and homelessness, not believe media stereotypes. That requires thought and action. The issue of homeless kids needs attention--I invite readers to check out my website, www.hearus.us for more info.

We have two different issues at hand. One is the immediate. This woman and her children need our help without judgments on her life. Being poor does not mean she will love her children less or that she does not have the hope for better life. We must not blame individuals for the things beyond their control. The homeless, the mentally ill, and the poor have no power in the community and yet we blame them for being irresponsible. To whom are they irresponsible? You may pay taxes but they do not live like kings off your dollars they just survive. The irresponsible ones are those steal what they don’t need. Who think that their education or status gives them the right that they deserve more than everyone else. Our social and governmental economics is the real issue. I consider myself educated well informed and yet I struggle support this economy. Our government spending policies are filled with pork or special interest and hidden agenda's. We must get our economy and our priorities together and we can do it all and we would not blame each other. We are fighting ourselves.

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