Why are Republicans such poor politicians? Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on how badly Congressional Republicans managed the budget debate by making it about Obamacare, a fight they could not win.

Is more money the key to helping the poor? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows the proper application of more money and resources can help the poor make better decisions.

What damage is Washington dysfunction creating? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the lack of leadership among the political class, including the strategic error of House Republicans.

Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to debate why a full-throated and robust debate between the parties is or isn't good for any democracy.

Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to debate the tensions currently going on between Democrats and Republicans and whether the Tea Party is good for America.

Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to debate who is to blame for our dysfunctional government.

The political class is to blamce for the government shutdown. Jim Blasingame makes the case for why the political class in Washington is not just broken, but rotten, and what Main Street has to do to take America back.

Will Obamacare get better or worse over the next year? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to predict that as the truth about Obamacare becomes evident to Americans it will become increasingly unpopular.

Why was Obamacare's roll-out so disastrous? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the total failure of the roll-out of Obamacare, including why the Obama administration wanted the website to crash.

The GOP strategy is a loser. Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to say again that the Republicans should have kept the problems with Obamacare on the front of news reporting instead of diluting it with a gov't shutdown.