Why the credit rating of large banks was downgraded. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the credit downgrading of some of the U.S.'s largest banks and why the concept of "too big to fail" ultimately hurts the banking industry.

Does the Fed have any significant tools left to stimulate the economy? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to say that the Fed's actions may not be growing the economy, but it has kept it from sinking lower.

Is Main Street banking in jeopardy? Richard DeKaser join small business expert, Jim Blasingame to talk about the consolidation and regulatory challenges facing the ability of independent community banks to serve Main Street small businesses.

Public unions should be abolished. Jim Blasingame talks about why he thinks the failed recall of Gov. Walker in Wisconsin was a repudiation of public unions and should become a national movement.

The government needs to provide more wireless broadband spectrum. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to encourage Congress to get to work on allowing for more auctions of wireless Internet spectrum, and why that's good for small business.

The employer mandate should also be repealed from Obamacare. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on a coalition that is promoting market-based healthecare reform, including repealing the employer mandate of Obamacare.

The Obama administration has declared war on coal. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the Obama administration's war on the coal industry will hurt small businesses directly with higher electricity bills.

Independent community banks are being assaulted by Wall Street and Washington. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growing pressure community banks are feeling from Washington and Wall Street and why that matters for small business.

If the U.S. had an energy policy, here are some of the components. Paul Williamson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the elements that should be included in a national, sustainable energy plan.

The United States does not have a national energy policy. Paul Williamson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why, with all that is at stake economically and from a national security standpoint, the U.S. doesn't have a national energy policy.