Hello everyone and welcome to a special listener-produced episode of Best of the Left podcast.

Today we have clips from the daily show with John Stewart, Heartball with Chris Matthews,

Pam Cedar, Randy Rhodes, Rachel Maddow, Mike Maloy, and the Associated Press.

How you feeling? Are you good? Are you good? Are you good? Are the kids good?

I'm glad to hear that.

You feel healthy? Kids healthy? Are the kids healthy?

Because the news from Washington is, well, you're going to try and want to keep them that way.

This week, everyone who was any one of DC was talking about the proposed expansion of the so-called

S-Chip Healthcare Program for Low-Income Children. Congress has voted to expand the program by $35

billion over five years and add two to four million kids to the program's roles.

To be paid for with a 61 cent increase in the cigarette tax. So,

information the bill takes money from cigarettes and gives it to poor, sick children.

That's why I'm going to veto the bill.

No healthcare for poor kids. You know, I thought something like that is only done by cartoon villains.

You're slowly going from being Nixon to Mr. Burns. That's not good.

But I'm sure this veto will in no way set up the type of photo op.

That most people will in no way find, oh, God.

Yes, it's a midday march of the adorable's descended upon the White House, highlighting the human face of the president's decision.

Washington hasn't seen that kind of devotion to a cause since the big wheels for mummio rally.

I believe the explanations for this veto are going to be enjoyable to hear.

I would be surprised if the children who are outside today protesting knew that the president is actually in favor of expanding this chip.

It's unfortunate if there's any misinformation being given to children.

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