host: savannah, ga., on our independent line.is only a matter of time before this is off the shores of savannah. we are watching and the oil is coming our way it has hit pensacola and it will get to savannah and go up the east coast. can to call the president and give him some great ideas on what to do? why can't somebody that has great ideas show up and get the federal government to do the right thing. bp does not know what to do. bp, shell, chevron, exxon, but then come together and do what is right. work together for the good of the people. you only need to get together for this one time. you all have the money. we don't have the money so we are watching. there should be some skimming done some work. there should be boats out there. why haven't other companies showed up with their boats? eventually, this will affect all of us, not just the gulf coast, not just the cost of savannah. it will go up and eventually it will have ever won financially. guest: the point is very clear. there is skimming taking place but it is with small

host: savannah, georgia. caller: good morning. whenever president obama was going around the country campaigning, he campaigned that the country -- george bush's country was in dire straits. he campaigned saying that he was going to fix things. now, all i can hear is him complaining and is talking heads, too. look at what we have walked into it was my understanding that he understood that and was going to do something about it. whenever you are confronted with this, why has not he fixed this and done it? guest: i serve on the budget committee. the democrat majority started out their refrain the same way they always do, blaming george bush. bush.

host: savannah, ga., on our indendent line.caller: is only a matter of time before this is off the shores of savannah. we are watching and the oil is coming our way it has hit pensacola and it will get to savannah and go up the east coast. can to call the president and give him some great ids on what to do? why can't somebody that has great ideas show up and get the federal goverent to do the right ing. bp does not know what to do. bp, shell, chevron, exxon, but then come together and do what is right. work together for the good of the people. you only need to t together for this one time. you al have the money. we don't have the money so we are watching. there should be some skimming done se work. ere should be boats out there. why hen't other companies owed up with their boats? eventuall this will affect all us, not just the gulf coast, not just the ct of savannah. it will gup and eventually it will have ever won financially. guest: the point is very clear. there is skimming taking place but it is wh small shrimp boats. they

they look at infrastructure it is roads and air fare so we are not flying out of charlotte and savannah, but we are actually flying out of this state. it is a process of making sure that the environment for economic development is strong in the state but we want to make sure that we are not looking to bring large quantities, but we need to look at the quality so that they help the small businesses that we have. >> so, building the infrastructure, is that out of the question because so much money has been cut out or are there other ways to fund this? >> everyone is talking about the fact that we do not have money. to prioritize. we have to decide if we are going to turn around and realize that infrastructure is an issue or turn around and say that spending on education oversight committee is not doing anything. that is what we need to do. legislator, we will jump in and make those hard decisions, but they will affect people immmdiately. >> be specific in understanding how you would promote tourism? >> i do not know that you can put a price tag on it. i do -- every dollar that you spend t

national lab status down in that neck of the woods, making sure that it nuclear sure it program in savannahrst and foremost on my mind, especially when it comes to my district. in my legislative career, and is down, whether state or federal, the ban on partial birth abortion. it was a crowning moment in my life. i think it was a wonderful moment in south carolina and i don't think the thing in my local career could come close to that. >> putting that question to representative haley. in your campaign, if you talk about things that you fought for in the state legislature. he said that you fought the battles for 2.5 years. voters are looking for results. if elected, -- since you have been elected since 2004, please name your three most significant accomplishments during your service. >> brutal battles to get legislators to vote on the record. when you get a good government, you can get a working government. they have to vote on the record and we're looking to make that permanent law. it passed the house and we're pushing to push it in the senate. that is one of the hardest are those i have go

host: stephen, savannah, georgia. good morning. caller: good morning. good to see you, mr. drucker, you are normally on the other side in your studio. i appreciate your input whatever c-span has done. my comment is amazement at the political ineptitude of the democrats. they have no sense of exploiting a situation to their manager even when they have moral superiority. whenever there is a crisis she is always out there with the president. host: you are calling on the democratic line? caller: i am a democrat. it amazes me that even when the democrats have moral superiority the republicans always find a way to the run- down and issue. senator lugar is holding a press conference to put out his own blueprint on the energy situation. just another opportunity for him to get ahead of this issue. the democrats will sit silent. the republicans exploit the situation to their own advantage, it is amazing to me. sarah palin is the most vocal out there and more concerned about this by next door. host: thank you. guest: i understand his frustration. when every party is in power to the le

host: savannah, ga., on our line for independence. caller: a question, well, two questions.irst, which administration allows this to happen? how is this possibly constitutional? host: which administration allows drones to go up? caller: yes. guest: the first started granting permission for the grounds in 2005 so that would have been the previous administration. the rate of applications coming in has increased in recent years. the more success they have had with jones, the military has had with the drones, the greater the demand. the technology is moving forward and people turn -- people are coming out with new designs, proposals for how they can be used. the interest has increased. drums have been around for a long time. -- drones have been around for a long time. equusearch has picked up in the decade. permission to fly in civilian aerospace, they started granting more general position -- mark general permission in 2005. host: what has been the response by the faa to opening of these guys to grounds? are they supportive of this? r the opposing? guest: a lot of them are frus

a call now from savannah, georgia, leonard, democrat, on the line. tkpwhrao good morning, fellas. you are talking about specific races. a few weeks ago there were the predictions about the democrats losing so many seats and our power swing withing, maybe losing control of one of the houses. that talk seems to have died down the closer we get to actual elections. so, in a macro sense what is the outlook for the balance of power in the united states congress? guest: well, enough seats are in play for the republicans in their takeover bids that there is a possibility, if the circumstances are really clicking for them they could get control of one chamber or the other. again, i have always felt that campaigns matter and the candidate matchups matter. i think that predictions as the caller suggests that say the die is cast already, five months out from election day, are premature. we have discussing that the poll shows that voters across the board are unhappy with their incumbent. the same poll you referred to by the "washington post" showing that three-fifths of the voters are disappr

we went to protect our way of life and death to savannah, georgia.come. >> are you getting any feedback? i had a question. you were talking about the 9500. according to the coast guard, i read an article where one of their notices where they wer spraying to different was. the bad one was allowed to be sprayed. when i went on the website, i am retired so i have nothing else do, i found out that is a bad boy. the stuff being sprayed. course i was not aware of that product. what i have been able to find out is that the 9500 is made by exxon, was originally made by exxon. when you start talking about louisiana sweet crude, there is a dispersant which 100% effective on our south louisiana crude and not as toxic as what is being used. it is incredulous to all of us in south louisiana on why the more toxic dispersant was used. the head of the epa is a louisiana native asking them to stand down on the amount of this person they're using. this might have made sense iwe were in turtle bay and have the heavier crude. not when it was south louisiana. this disper

we went to protect our way of life and death to savannah, georgia. welcome. >> are you getting any feedback? i had a question. you were talking about the 9500. according to the coast guard, i read an article where one of their notices where they were spraying to different was. the bad one was allowed to be sprayed. when i went on the website, i am retired so i have nothing else to do, i found out that is a bad boy. the stuff being sprayed. course i was not aware of that product. what i have been able to find out is that the 9500 is made by exxon, was originally made by exxon. when you start talking about louisiana sweet crude, there is a dispersant which 100% effective on our south louisiana crude and not as toxic as what is being used. it is incredulous to all of us in south louisiana on why the more toxic dispersant was used. the head of the epa is a louisiana native asking them to stand down on the amount of this person they're using. this might have made sense if we were in turtle bay and have the heavier crude. not when it was south louisiana. t

host: savannah, georgia. greg, independent line. guest: thank you for c-span. you are a highly intelligent man and if hungary ever fires you, i hope our country hires you. about mcchrystal, he should have studied history a little more, he would of known about macarthur. you have to separate politics from military. the commander in chief has to make decisions. but i want to thank you and your country for your support in the middle east. it is so important for our citizens to know there are other countries in the world who feel the same way and have the same concerns. that's all. thank you, sir. guest: thank you very much, sir. just one brief comment. you mentioned general patton and macarthur, and this morning when i discussed this with my colleagues, i referred to these two generals who were also fairly blunt at times in their languagg. but maybe these are different times. host: let us move on to u.s.- russia relationships and what hungary's view is. right now there seems to be a spirit of economic cooperation. president medvedev was yesterday in silicon valley

also, you can't ride a ship from miami up to stop a savannah, stop at jacksonville, stop because of the jones act. so no other american ship has ever been able to put together a business plan thal work that people will ride the ships up and down the coast making calls on all the ports. host: let's get a response. guest: first, i did not mention carnival cruise line, you did. and you're correct by the way. and there was a put president golf course that was paid -- put put golf course. and you're also correct that no american company can compete with carnival cruise line or any other foreign cruise line because they don't pay american taxes, they don't play by our rules, they don't pay our health care costs, they're allowed to hire foreign laberrs. all i understand is if you're going to do business in the united states, you should have to pay by the united states rules and let's just level the playing field. it is not a fair world out there. we cannot compete fairly in the international community with foreign countries. and we lose. look at our u.s. fishery. here's a great example. the pa

savannah, georgia. sam on our line for republicans, you are on the "washington journal," and we are always on the record. caller: do you think we are in a police action or in a war and there is no sympathy for mcchrystal when these comments come out and he had shown poor judgment all along, but if we are not over there to win, then we need would -- need to withdraw. and what is winning in your opinion? >> winning is a word that you do not hear around the pentagon any more. the word is "success." success for the mission. as i mentioned, there are no front lines. this is not a massive army on one side and another on the other and off they go here it is it a police action or a war? police action refers to something before my time. i will not try to define it, but before iraq started, people wondered if it was going to be nation-building. were we going in to turn a developing country into something more than it is, to set up a government do all these things, and that had become what counterinsurgency is. it

savannah, ga., bill. welcome. >> how are you doing? are you getting any feedback?question about the 9500. according to the coast guard, i read an article where one of their -- they were sprang to correct -- they were sprang to correct this. -- spraying two coo rrectives. >> i was not aware of that. 9500 is made by exxon, was originally made by exxon. it is now -- there is a dispersant which is 100% effective on our south louisiana crude and not as toxic as 9500. it is incredulous to all of us down here on why the more toxic 9500 was used. lisa jackson was in new orleans native and head of the epa asking bp to stand down on the amount of 9500 they were using. this might have made sense if they were having the heavier type crude. not latest south louisiana sweet crude. . . >> you are attuned to a.m. 690, wist. >> hey, new orleans, want to unclog your life? this is about portable solutions. gomini comes to you. >> when she gets here, we will talk. [radio commercial] >> to those of you watching on c-span, one thing we have been fighting for in south louisiana is our fa

a call now from savannah, georgia, leonard, democrat, on the line. tkpwhrao good morning, fellas. you are talking about specific races. a few weeks ago there were the predictions about the democrats losing so many seats and our power swing withing, maybe losing control of one of the houses. that talk seems to have died down the closer we get to actual elections. so, in a macro sense what is the outlook for the balance of power in the united stat congss? guest: well, enough seats are in play for the republicans in their takeover bids that there is a possibility, if the circumstances are really clicking for them they could get control of one chamber or the other. again, i have always felt that campaigns matter and the candate matchups matter. i think that predictions as the caller suggests that say the die is cast already, five months out from election day, are premature. we have discussing that the poll shows that voters across the board are unhappy with their incumbent. the same poll you referd to by the "washington post" showing that three-fifths of the voters are disapproving of