pass immigration reform. he knew they were working on and they needed their space. with cantor's loss, it seems this is out of reach. the president says he's going to go it alone. the problem there's not enough he can do alone. >> the executive powers are rimtd to be sure. john, i had spoken to a senior administration official as recently as three weeks ago they were still optimistic they were going to get something with congress. i was shocked frankly. they have waited a year to let these negotiations play out. is this wasted time? do you think they regret these efforts now? >> no. i think as margaret pointed out, the loss of eric cantor was a shock to everybody and he had been one of those folks in republican leadership who had been quietly behind the scenes trying to say that leadership would support some kind of immigration bill to match the senate's effort which lindsey graham had helped champion. that loss so blind sided the