mark zandi, and also dana bash. if we are going to succeed, we have to face the problems squarely. and bill bradley on how to fix a broken washington and what we can all do better. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. not the best of weeks for the romney campaign. it was under fire for sources as not ready for prime time when a senior adviser said that obama care is fine for when buying insurance is not a penalty and a tax. a big oops in the republican world world because the republicans have used the supreme court decision to say it is a tax. reset. the supreme court said it is a tax, right. it is a tax. too late for the conservative wall street journal who blistered the romney campaign for looking confused and politically dumb. mr. romney promised republicans he was the best man to make the case against president obama who they desperately want to defeat. and so far, mr. romney is letting them down. joining me is senate republican leader mitch mcc