How much capital did Obama lose with his sequester scare tactics? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the game of chicken that the political class is playing with the budget and whether Obama's sequester tactics have cost him leverage.
Medicare is in more trouble than Social Security or Medicaid. Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to explain why Ryan's budget proposal is focusing so much on changing the structure of Medicare.
Is the federal government on a witch hunt against Standard & Poor's? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the rating agency, Standard & Poor's is being sued by the government for their role in the 2008 financial crisis.
After a negative growth quarter, could there be good news in the economy? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the hopeful, if not positive elements beginning to become evident in the U.S. economy.
Why are there no business people around President Obama? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that Obama only surrounds himself with political types and no business people, plus the failure of the Jobs Council.
Phil Mickelson only told the truth. Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to support Phil Mickelson's position that the combined California and U.S. income taxes are too much, and Phil has every right to say so.
Why isn't Obama focused on the economy? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that it seems Presidenet Obama's does not have a coherent plan to turn the economy around, but he does have a green energy plan.
What has happened to trust in America? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to propose that we are entering an end of trust era, caused by failed leadership in Washington, Wall Street and the main stream media.
How many "cliffs" will Washington manufacture in 2013? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to predict that 2013 could become the year that the political class may create more than one fiscal cliff.
The New Year will not be good for some folks. Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the groups that will be losers in 2013, including the wealthy, the unemployed and unions, to mention a few they discuss.