our guest reporter this week, john eggerton who is the washington bureau chief of broadcasting and cable magazine. thanks to both of you for being here. >> guest: thank you. >> host: senator, i want to start not so much with telecommunications, but with the supreme court decision this week, and i'm going to ask can you what their ruling on campaign finance means for your members. >> guest: well, i probably should admit i never voted for mccain-feingold, so i actually think it's a good decision for freedom of speech. but ultimately you can't get on tv or radio without paying for it. broadcasters have lots of costs and production of content and, you know can, the american people rely on their tv and radios. ultimately, i suspect it means there'll be more political advertising, but i think that the best part of the ruling was full disclosure, and i think the more that's disclosed, the american people can make a judgment as to who is for whom and why. and an informed citizenry is the best, but i think it does help in terms of at a time when advertising is down, perhaps political advertising