mr. isakson: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. isakson: i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. isakson: i ask to be recognized in morning business. the presiding officer: the senator is so recognized. mr. isakson: well, we're back, mr. president. and tonight i understand that the presiding officer and i will be sitting together at the state of the union event which i'm pleased to do and it is always an historic moment in our process when the president of the united states talks about and lays out his plans for the future. i know from watching this morning on television and from reading some of the accounts of what is thought to be said tonight, one of the overriding themes is the theism fairness. that's an important thing to focus on particularly with regard to our spending and debt and deficit. i did a telephone town hall meeting back to juror last evening. we had thousands of people listening in on the call. i was able to take 17 questions in the course of an hour. one of the q