[ laughter ] you sound good tonight. twenty-seven years and i still get suckered into coming out here every night by that big welcome. yeah. [ laughter ] uh, before we begin tonight, i d like to remind you that a laugh is a terrible thing to waste. [ laughter ] did they leave? [ laughter ] well, uh, did you hear the startling news today and i think we knew this all along. today, the new england journal of medicine came out and said that oat bran has no special cholesterol-lowering abilities. right. [ cheering ] it s true. everybody is shocked. today i saw wilford brimley [ laughter ] pigging out on pork links at tail o the pup. [ applause ] yeah. nothing. has nothing to do with it. i m not making any of this this has nothing to do with lowering your cholesterol. a commercial today. he was a little on the defensive. he said today, all right. so it s not the right thing to do. [ laughter ] but i got two ex-wives and i need the gig. so [ laughter ]
i think they re going to start to see a lot of pressure from congress to rein in their costs. josh mitchell writes for the wall street journal, and thanks for spending the last half hour with us. yes. and we appreciate all of your phone calls, comments on twitter, and the conversation continues online, and the question we have been asking is, how much debt is worth going into college? [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] coming up, president obama s statement on nominating jacob lew, and then vice-president biden on gun laws. then, a new report on mortgage policy changes. later, another chance to see the look at the rise of the student loan debt. friday, on washington journal, business roundtable s john engler on the fiscal cliff and the updated battles in congress. then, looking at the increasing number of women in congress with stephanie schriock, and after that, michael from the pew res
nominated into that position. we want to talk to you about timothy geithner, his legacy, his time served as the treasury secretary, and your thoughts on what he has done or not done depending on your opinion. here is how you can join us this morning. you can give us a call if you want to send us a twet @cspanwj facebook.com/cspan this is how the new york times highlights some of his accomplishments. it says here that is the new york times. prefers to 45, your thoughts on timothy geithner as the secretary treasury. for the first 45 minutes, your thoughts on timothy geithner as secretary treasury. more from the new york times. they continue to write that housing is another area his leadership has been criticized. one more bit from the new york times. although he is mostly known for his work in the financial crisis, he is also the same minister. to europe and the debt crisis and spending hundreds of hours working. that is a bit from the new york times. justin su
the president declares a transition into an advisory role. we want to find out what you think about what the president had to say about the future of the united states role in afghanistan. the numbers are on the screen if you want to get involved in the conversation. . we also have a special line for people who have served in afghanistan either as the military, contractors, or work in afghanistan with the ngo s. you can also reach us by social media. @cspanwj, facebook.com/cspan, or send us an email. more from this morning s lead story in the wall street journal. our first call regarding the future of the u.s. role comes from melinda in columbus, georgia on the line for democrats. caller: yes, but the people want all of our troops that are in harm s way, no matter where they are at in the world to be brought home. we cannot fight the whole world. that is not the purpose of the united states. host: do you see any role for the u.s. and afghanistan in the future? caller: know.
community including the american academy that we have been through, it is not an extensive study. but the literature that the staff has been working. much of what we already had, trying to devour. the most interesting meeting is with an interfaith group. not only the traditional mainstream protestant churches, the catholic council of bishops, but evangelicals. they are reluctant to engage in is because it is may be an attack on a cultural thing related to gun ownership and the like. all these groups with the muslim community, the hindu community, etc.. it was really a fascinating discussion. and then we matt with sportsmen groups that is distinct from but do not disagree with the gun owner groups. they have a different perspective that includes the blue water strategies, the outdoor industries. with a gun owners and the marines and troops, headed by a retired major general to fire arms and export roundtable. the independent firearms owners. there is a difference among them as