Maybe PBO should invite T.J. to double date . . . . In a CNN segment this morning on the Obamas’ New York night out, co-anchor T.J. Holmes went out of his way to defend the the First Couple’s Big Apple jaunt and dismiss GOP criticism as so much partisan carping. Holmes and co-anchor Betty Nguyen covered the Obamas’ date night at the top of the 6 AM hour today, and in comment after comment Holmes left no doubt that his heart was with the presidential pair. View video here.