>> i think that washington has been about its bigger spending ways for a long time. >> you think the tea party is here to stay? >> absolutely. i think they bring a fresh, new look to all spending and get us more in sync with the people in this country as far as living within our means. >> leader, more to do but we're out of time. thank you very much for being here. coming up next, the president enjoys a bounce in the polls at his two-year mark but how will he address the economy in his state of the union? joining us on the roundtable assistant democratic leader representative jim clyburn. karen hughes, former white house chief of staff, john podesta, cnbc's erin burnett and national journal's ron brownstein. plus our "meet the press minute." how are those flat rate boxes working out?