Will the health care bill be a nightmare for small businesses? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the damaging elements of the health care bill, including requiring small businesses to file 1099 forms on almost every business relationship.

What is in the Small Business Jobs Act? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the bill misses the mark regarding capital gains, increased taxes and bank lending.

How do small businesses feel about the economy? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss polls that show small business owners are not confident in the economy, why the government has let them down and why that's impacting their growth plans.

When will Congress pass the tax laws for next year? Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unknown tax rates for 2011, plus the tax provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act, including expensing, depreciation, narrow capital gains restrictions and the small bank lending requirements.

How will the November 2010 midterm elections impact the political class establishment? Gov. Pete du Pont joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the anti-incumbent and anti-Democrat climate, plus the possible metamorphosis of both of the main parties.

What did the 2010 Delaware Republican Senate primary reveal about the Republican establishment? Gov. Pete du Pont joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the reaction to the surprise Christine O’Donnell win in the 2010 Delaware Republican Senate primary and why it upset the Republican establishment.

What did the political establishment learn in the 2010 primaries? Former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the surprises in the Delaware primaries and its similarities with the rest of the U.S., plus the growing anti-incumbent and anti-Democrat climate.

Kiplinger’s Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the treatment of housing foreclosures, plus will McDonalds be the first corporate defection of the health care bill.

Why is there a trade/currency kerfuffle between Congress and China? Kiplinger’s Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the U.S.response to the valuation of Chinese currency and protectionism, plus the disturbing news on housing foreclosures.

What makes Texas a business friendly state? John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the business friendly environment in Texas is mainly due to tort reform and favorable tax conditions, plus, San Antonio is very small business friendly.