our leaders refuse to expand medicaid, which could save rural hospitals, save economies and save lives. it is immoral to allow politicians to harm women and families to advance a political agenda. we affirmed marriage equality and yet the lgbtq community remains under attack. >> i'm joined right now by jayson johnson, politics editor at theroot.com and yamiche alcindor, with the pbs news hour. i liked it. maybe because i like southern liberals. simpler than the northern liberals. they're too complicated up north. i liked the fact it was so basic and optimistic and happy, even. happy liberal. patriotic liberal. i wish the president would not fall. he's probably going to fail but i don't want him to fail. it was nuanced and i thought perfect. your thoughts? >> it was nuanced, but the optics were so striking here. you have president delivering the speech in the house chamber,