house and senate. some tough words there. but pretty clear from the white house, they thought there was more to negotiate here when he pulled the plug. clearly. joe johns, thank you. still ahead, will colleges and universities impose mandates and restrictions over increasing covid cases including michigan state? i ll talk live to the university s president next. with mucinex nightshift you ve got powerful relief from your worst nighttime cold and flu symptoms. so grab nightshift to fight your symptoms, get your zzz s. and get back to your rhythm. the relief you need. the cash you want.
laura: they are making money off the deal. get the world community together. the nation states have their own priorities, right, ralph? they always do. well, you know, i think the thing with obama, i still contend is he not an idealogue. he is out for obama. obama needed a foreign policy when he gets the start treaty with russia. laura: i m telling new confidence that s incompetence is what is going to get the administration. great to see you. merry christmas. up next, now that gay also serve openly in the military, will colleges and universities stop discriminating against the troops and allow rotc back on campus? stay with us. we ll look at the situation. nobody in my family ever had a heart attack. if anything, i thought i d get hit by a bus, but not a heart.
colleges and universities to open their doors to rotc. as our commander and chief, he should stand with our military and not with the elites. discriminating against our armed forces was and is never justified. and that s the memo. another point of view will come up on this later. now for the top stories. before heading off to vacation with his family in hawaii, president obama today touted his accomplishments during the lame duck congress. i think it s fair to say that this has been the most productive post election period we have had in decades. and it comes on the heels of the most productive two years that we have had in generations. that doesn t mean that our business is finished. if there is any lesson to draw from these past few weeks, it s that we are not doomed to endless gridlock. we have shown in the wake of the november elections that we have the capacity, not only to make progress but to make progress together. laura: i think he gives
laura: they are making money off the deal. get the world community together. the nation states have their own priorities, right, ralph? they always do. well, you know, i think the thing with obama, i still contend is he not an idealogue. he is out for obama. obama needed a foreign policy when he gets the start treaty with russia. laura: i m telling new confidence that s incompetence is what is going to get the administration. great to see you. merry christmas. up next, now that gay also serve openly in the military, will colleges and universities stop discriminating against the troops and allow rotc back on campus? stay with us. we ll look at the situation. ñño [ sneezes ] you re up next. yeah. aww.that oj needs alka-seltzer plus. fast powder packs are a taste-free fizz-free way to transform your drink into a powerl cold fighter! there s a cold front moving in, but relief is on the way.
confirmation hearings. now that the president has signed a repeal of don t ask, don t tell, one would expect that the schools that had shunned rotc would now open their campuses to the u.s. military, right? well, not so fast. well, while harvard is apparently pursuing discussions about full recognition of rotc there is continuing resistance elsewhere including columbia university. student and faculty members there have convened a task force on military engagement to consider whether to formally participate in rotc. i have an idea, why don t we convene our own task force to decide whether columbia university should be protected by the u.s. military. let s face it, now there is no longer any excuse to keep rotc off campus, unless that is you really don t like the u.s. military or what stands for. the solution here is simple. it s for president obama who attended both columbia and harvard to call upon all colleges and universities to