What do small business owners think about President Obama's State of the Union? Connie Certusi joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Sage Small Business Sentiment Survey about President Obama's State of the Union proposals.

Will the election be about events, such as jobs and fuel costs, or ideology? Stephen Johnston joins Jim Blasingame to explain how much influence the Tea Party will have on the Republican presidential nominee, and to predict that Obama will not be re-elected.

What gave rise to the Tea Party and are those reasons still valid? Stephen Johnston joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the ideological origin of the Tea Party and what part it will play in the 2012 election cycle.

Can government agencies be consolidated without harming small businesses? Ken Yancey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the feasibility of consolidating the Dept. of Commerce, the SBA, ExIm Bank and the U.S. Trade Representative.

President Obama, being successful is not the same as being fortunate. Jim Blasingame takes issue with President Obama's references to successful people being more fortunate. All Americans are fortunate - success requires effort, risk and performance.

Watching the failed E.U. policies collapse, why is the U.S. mimicking them? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to ask why U.S. policy is looking more like the failed big government policies that created Europe's fiscal nightmare.

Is America's Central Bank holding too much assets? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Fed's balance sheet has grown in three years and whether this could create an inflationary train wrech as the economy improves.

Should the SEC control union proxy voting? Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how unions use the proxy process to leverage union contract negotiations and how the SEC could intercede.

Small business must be diligent in protecting free markets against government interference. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the U.S. Chamber’s upcoming Small Business Summit which will feature small business policy issues.

Is converting to a flat tax a good idea? Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about new proposals for a flat tax to replace the current tax code, and whether that would be an improvement.