What are the unintended consequences of the new Credit Card Act? Pamela Villarreal joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the new Credit Card Act is not as "consumer friendly" as claimed and how it could actually hurt small businesses.

How does the trial bar block tort and therefore health care reform. Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the legal profession buys influence from the Democrat leadership in Congress and why that prevents tort reform legislation and consequently, meaningful health care reform.

The greatest enemies of economic progress are politicians. That's the message Guy Sorman delivers as he joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why the Euro Zone and the United States are having so much trouble with economic recovery. The problem is not the economy, it's the incessant need by politicians for power.

Will the meeting between President Obama and Congressional leaders from both parties be a bi-partisan health care summit where common ground is found, or a political trap set for the Republicans. Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this and agree that the Democrats are the better team at the game of politics.

Can there be bi-partisan health care reform in 2010? Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether anything positive will come from the so-called bi-partisan meeting on heath care reform between President Obama and leaders of both parties?

How has the media handled the climate change debate?Julia Seymour joins Jim Blasingame to report on how fairly or unfairly the main stream media has reported the climate change science and debate.

How did the new American Tea Party get started? John O'Hara joins Jim Blasingame to report on how this grassroots political movement came to be and where it is likely to go from here, including whether there will be Tea Party candidates.

Is the thing that makes the Internet free in danger? Steve DelBianco reports with Jim Blasingame that the default opt-in relationship between visitors and websites allows advertising to pay for your free access. Will the intentions of some in government to change this relationship hurt the success of the Internet?

How will independents change the face of politics? Rich Galen and Jim Blasingame talk about how the concept of being a "registered independent" could result in a significant paradigm shift for both the Republicans and the Democrats and change the way we govern for the better.

What impact will Obama's state of the union speech have on civility? Rich Galen and Jim Blasingame talk about the president's chastising of the Supreme Court in his speech and what kind of a "defining deviancy down" precedent that could set.