Well that one kinda answers itself, doesn't it. It's like asking where would Rudy Giuliani be if there had been no 9/11 or why Larry Craig voted to ban gay marriage.
Sudddenly when there were mental health issues in his family Pete Domenici supported mental health parity and because of his experience in Vietnam Chuck Hagel is progressive on the war.
Republicans are hypocrites who literally are missing empathy from their DNA, so when it's their problem, they go running to the government for help. With everyone else, not so much.
Just the idea of Boner or Mcdougal (yes, I know their real names) having kids is scary enough... Considering they're Republicans, maybe they had their children together... And Sen. Craig delivered the kids. D.