Op-Ed: Why Obama shares blame for blocking immigration reform

That potential scenario explains why Obama might be making a giant mistake by not considering the Republican proposal. It’s a likely win-win for him. By embracing the plan he would force Republican leaders into doing one of two things: either they’d stand by their principles and work with Democrats to pass a bill that would bring millions of immigrants out of the so-called shadows of society, or they’d risk further alienating the growing illegal immigrant community by walking away from the table.

Instead, it looks like the president will continue running the same play he’s been calling for years, which is to tell Republicans it’s my way or the highway. That might score him a few political points in the short-term, but it won’t do anything to get GOP lawmakers to negotiate with him, and it certainly won’t solve the broader problem in the long-run.

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Fox News appearance: Media giving Obama a free pass on Syria?

Fox News appearance: More federal regulation of the cruise industry?

My debut on FNC's "America's News HQ".

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Fox News appearance: How the media covered Benghazi

I appeared on FNC's 'News Watch' to discuss the media's coverage of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

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Fox News appearance: Reid attacks Romney

I appeared on FNC's 'News Watch' to talk about Harry Reid's attack on Mitt Romney's taxes.

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NPR features my pool report on President Obama in Hurricane Sandy story

President Obama made an impromptu visit to the headquarters of the American Red Cross in Washington. According to a pool report, Obama spoke at a podium in a conference room, where he was flanked by Red Cross employees.

He praised the Red Cross and state and local officials for their response to Sand.

The pooler, Geoff Holtzman, adds:

"POTUS urged government response officials to cut through bureaucracy and red tape to get assistance to states and localities as quickly as possible. He also slipped in a campaign slogan by telling officials to 'lean forward' to help those in need. He ignored a shouted question at the end about when he'll resume campaigning. He could be heard joking with employees afterwards to 'get back to work.'"

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Politico Playbook covers my wedding!

WEEKEND WEDDING: Geoff Holtzman, the deputy bureau chief of Talk Radio News Service, married his longtime girlfriend, Jaime Stanton, during a ceremony in Arlington on Saturday. Among the guests were Ellen Ratner, lead of TRNS; Justin Duckham, TRNS Washington correspondent; and former Bush official Mark Pfeifle.

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HuffPost: Arlen Specter Chased By The Yes Men In “SurvivaBalls”

Below is the video of Senator Specter fleeing the Survivaballs, shot by Geoff Holtzman of Talk Radio News Service.




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