What good came from the final outcome of the budget debate? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why the result of the budget debate was to turn the tide away from more government spending.

Who lost and who will come out ahead in the end? Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the influence of the Tea Party on politics, plus the winners and losers of the U.S. debt/deficit debate.

Why do politicians think the way they do business is normal? Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the debt ceiling/budget debate by America's Kabuki Congress, plus the impact of the Tea Party.

How do small business owners avoid going to jail? Marjorie Jobe joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how budgeting for compliance consultants could help you avoid potential criminal charges by the government.

Some of the Patriot Act elements may be unpatriotic. Marjorie Jobe joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how some Patriot Act elements, designed to prevent terrorism, actually infringe upon the privacy of small business.

Could you be an accidental criminal? Marjorie Jobe joins Jim Blasingame to reveal examples of how a business owner could commit a criminal act without knowing.

The “full faith and credit” of the U.S. is in peril. Jim Blasingame discusses the possible downgrading of the U.S. credit rating and the game of chicken currently being played out in Washington with our future.

Will America lose it's AAA credit rating? Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to predict the U.S. credit rating will be downgraded regardless of what happens in Washington, plus who will be the political winners and losers.

What America really owes is scarier than the current debt issues. Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the budget events of the last 20 years that has led to our current debt crisis, plus a prediction for the debt limit deadline.

Just how much has Washington put America in peril? Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the jeopardy the United States is in as a result of poor fiscal management and the ugliness of politics.