Son's woes weigh heavily on the Rev. Jesse Jackson

AP (Yahoo) ^ | 11/30/2012 | SOPHIA TAREEN

[South40]

CHICAGO (AP) — At 71, the Rev. Jesse Jackson still keeps a hectic schedule and speaks widely on all kinds of civil rights issues.

But he struggles when addressing one thing: the son and political heir who abandoned his congressional seat last week because of mental health problems and two federal investigations.

The elder Jackson says his heart "burns" over the woes of his oldest child.

[South40]

I don’t wish death on anyone. Just the opposite. I hope he lives a long life behind bars where he belongs.

[JamesA]

Darn, sounds like a real pitty party at the Jacksons house. Too bad I’m so sad.

[Revolting cat!]

Hell, man, Mayo Clinic for dad too?

[bmwcyle]

Cry me a river. /sarcasm