joins us from ukraine. then good evening. who would have thunk it. we have broken through the partisanship and the gridlock. a christmas miracle or just ewill beation season setting in? former director of the office of emergency management and the former director of the congressional budget office, is the best congress can do good enough for the economy? and is consensus driven speaker of the house, busts loose. john bainer and the tea party, the president and the promise and the governor a and the bridge. our political panel and their discussion. this is state of the union. good morning from washington, i m candy crowley. a political tug of war brewing in the ukraine, a country sand wished between russia and europe. ukrainian european union.