with lou dobbs, you're not that.is aggression turned into a hatefulness that wasn't -- it became unappealing no matter where you stood. it just got to be too much. but if msnbc is liberal and fox is conservative and that's what they're getting it, there's an opening. and so you need not to have somebody as impassioned as lou dobbs, if that's the road you're going to take. host: you say the government is bad at running things, but you give no day tasm in fact, government is a lot better than private companies in many areas, like fire protection, roads, defense. guest: i guess i made that point, that government is good at -- because it has the power to do whatever it wants. but it has the power and the ability to mobilize large numbers of people. big, blunt things. defending the country, building the roads. i agree with that. my point was it's terrible at nuance. i can bore you for hours with data on that. but come to washington. live here for a year. i think you'll agree. people who love government and support it and

. >>> lou dobbs is leaving cnn.d of last night's show he said and announced he is leaving the network immediately. over the past few years he has taken a stand over hot topics like immigration, and wants to look for other ways to play an activist role on those issues. >>> it's 31 minutes past the hour. i am robin meade, and you are that close to getting to friday. president obama is not ready to sign off on any of the four proposals for a troop increase in afghanistan. yesterday he asked his war council to revise them. >>> a senior administration official says the president wants an exit strategy, how to get out if they increase forces there. this means clarifying how and when the u.s. troops will hand over responsibility to the afghan government. and even with a time line on this, this still could stretch on for years. >> if you send troops tomorrow you are still not getting the troops there until the end of the following year. so decisions made today actually play out over a very long time. if you delay the decisi

lou dobbs is leaving cnn.the end of last night's show he said he's leaving the network effective immediately. over the past few years he has taken a stand on hot topics like immigration, and he says that he's going to look for other ways to play a more activist role on the issues. i think he said advocacy journali journalism. >>> i want to say good morning. you're up early. i'm robin meade. welcome. >>> every year, get this, an average of 11 u.s. commercial pilots try to fly under the influence of alcohol. "usa today" says faa records show it's been happening since 1997. now the agency's currently reviewing the case of united airlines pilot arrested in london on monday suspected of being drunk on the job. president obama is not ready to sign off on any of the proposals for a troop increase in afghanistan. now yesterday he asked his war council to revise the four current options which range between 20,000 and 40,000 more u.s. troops. over to correspondent richard lui. is there one that he's at least leaning tow

lou dobbs is all over my newspapers this morning. confirmed to former republican presidential contender the tops of that he was considering making a run for president -- former republican presidential contender fred thompson that he is considering making a run for president." "lou dobbs reaches out to latinos with politics in mind. he told telemundo, 'i tell you right now that i am one of the greatest and i mean for us to work together. we should turn to a solution rather than the continuing debate.' he twice mentioned the possible legalization plan for the 12 million illegal immigrants, saying that 'we need the ability to legalized immigrants under certain conditions.'" and he weighs are run for the u.s. senate as a possible steppingstone -- this is in "the new york times." he is mulling a run in new jersey against senator robert menendez, the senate's only hispanic member. jim on the democrats' line. good morning, jim. caller: i simply want to congratulate senator pryor. for the types of things he said. i will be buying his book an

. >>> lou dobbs announced his retirement. i will miss our daily chats. i wish you nothing but the best for whatever is next. >> i echo that. lou has made an enormous impact on cnn and it's viewers. the guy loves entertainment. 24 is one of his favorite shows. lou, all the best. >> that is it for us. we thank you so much for watching. i am a.j. hammer in new york. >> and i am brooke in hollywood. you can catch "showbiz tonight" on the 11s. on the 11s. take care. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight on the joy behar show, carrie prejean is comparing herself to oprah. and david letterman's alleged blackmailer says he is trying to sell him a screen play. >>> the manhattan madame talks about client number nine. >>> tonight on the joe behar show, first carrie prejuan threatens to walk off of larry king. what will she do? give anderson cooper a time-out? and an attorney will join me for a one-on-one about screen plays, back mail and david letterman. >>> and shop aaholic. we will talk about that. all that and more starts now. >>> christmas is coming

. >>> lou dobbs is leaving cnn.last night's show he said he is leaving the network effective immediately. over the past few years he has taken a stand on hot topics like immigration. he says he's going to look for other ways to play a more active role on the issues facing the nation. those are some of the stories we're following for you as we start a thursday. >>> every year an average of 11 u.s. commercial pilots try to fly under the influence of alcohol. "usa today" says faa records show it's been happening since 1997. and the agency is currently reviewing the case of a united airlines pilot arrested in london on monday suspected of being drunk on the job. so fairly common, perhaps. >>> a drug bust turned into all-out warfare. and the fierce gun battle was caught on tape. look at this. well, this was the scene when anti-drug police in peru encountered heavily armed smugglers using mules to transport cocaine. local medial reports no one was killed. police arrested five people suspected of being part of the infamous

"a story from last friday, lou dobbs hinting at a run for president." "he stunned his france -- his fans, reaching out to see if he can mend fences for a potential 2012 white house run." speaking of the president, a white house dinner today will take place this evening on the south lawn, an official dinner. the president and the prime minister of india will live at the white house this morning for an east room welcoming ceremony, live coverage will be on c-span. george, florida, good morning. caller: steve, you look very business like today. i wanted to say that i own a small corporation and i have had some good years and i have always done pretty well, but in the good years i remember i wrote a check to the irs for $124,000. host: how much did you make? caller: what i did with it that, if you figure that these people are getting 1200 per month, living within the same vicinity as me, i probably took care of about nine people. than $124,000 that should have gone to my son, i gave it to nine retirees that went to another casino or another racetrack or ano

let me just take a shot at something -- glenn beck will hold a series of town halls, and you have lou dobbs -- what about this celebrity complex into politics? guest: i hope that it will show that it is easier to get ratings on television and get elected to president. it brings entertainment to the field for a while. the legitimate candidates are already lining up money quietly. it is a contentious time with a lot of divisive issues out there. we can debate things based on the issues they bring up. i don't think any of those are serious handecandidates, at leat i hope not. guest: well at least oprah winfrey knows how to make money and handle business. the beck thing is really interesting. he is not just a media personally, but rupert murdoch's community organizer. he can lose all the advertising and i think you will still have a tv show with a couple of million viewers. he is truly organizing to turn people out at marches. that serves as rupert murdoch's anti-regulatory agenda. i think that he is unique in this whole spectrum. dobbs is just a crank with the platform. i do not see him being

host: twitter comment -- and "the new york post" this morning, a story on lou dobbs, the former cnn anchor whose abrupt departure from the struggling cable network stunned his fans, reaching out to latino groups to see if he can mend fences for a potential 20 tell white house run -- possible 2012 white house run. the state dinner, official dinner -- the prime minister of india will arrive this morning for a welcome ceremony, followed by a press conference at 11:30 eastern time, with live coverage on c-span network and c-span2. george from california, good morning. caller: good morning, steve. you look very businesslike today. i am a small corporation and i've had good years. i have always done pretty well, but the good years were always under clinton. i wrote a check to the ira's for $124,000. -- to the irs for $124,000. if you figure that these people are getting $1,200 a month, these people living right within the same vicinity, that is about a 1440 the year. i took care of nine people. with the that money that should have gone to my son, i give it to retirees who took a vacation or went