the government t spends every year is codified as mandatory, n meaning there s no review no process, no checks and balancecs ,just a blank check and no the e balancing the checkbook. we live in a society wherend obc laziness and obesity can qualify you for a disabilityfora check from the government paid for by us working americans . u sin fact, nearly two thirds of the money spent by our government last year went to social welfare programs, according to democrats , likeof f congresswoman sheila mccormick of florida, to even mention challenging these programs is to be heartless and void of empathy.void of empathy empathy. when someone chooses but when someone chooses getting high over being a father to his children, what pity is he owed ? when a woman uses a chronic sprained ankle to stay on social security disability, d she an invalid or using discomfort to scam the system? m or when the son of a vice president spends his time and money on and blow, is he an addict in need? o
up about one year later to the senate with his hands very bruised and it is still kind of unclear as to what caused that. the condition of the minority leader remains unknown and we will keep you up to speed as the show goes on. also breaking right now, three police officers in los angeles have been shot in the line of duty after some sort of standoff with a barricaded suspect. a tactical alert has been issued to, which is another phrase for all hands on deck. this happened in lincoln heights which is near downtown los angeles, primarily an asian hispanic area. we are told they responded to a call and someone open fired and somebody involved in a standoff. the police officers were taken to usc medical center, a level 1 trauma center that s good news. we are being told that we don t know exactly what the injuries are and we are being told all three officers are expected to survive. we ll have breaking information on that as well as the show moves on. now to our other top story
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