Politicians Find a Way to Agree, and Disagree, on Student Loan Rates Republicans and Democrats agree: nobody wants to see the interest rates of student loans go up this summer. They disagree, however, about how to cover the costs that would keep that from happening, our colleagues Peter Baker and Jennifer Steinhauer report this week. President Obama has been touring college campuses this week to promote college affordability, even spreading his message in a slow-jam with Jimmy Fallon. Mr. Obama characterized Republicans in Congress as unsympathetic to college students; Republicans accused the president of playing politics, our colleagues report: The article goes on to report that Mitt Romney, the Republicans" presumptive presidential nominee, favors extending the lower rate, too, at least temporarily. After you've read the full report, we'd love to hear your thoughts. What, if anything, should the government do about student loan rates?