NBC Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent encouraged viewers to submit questions for the President during tonight's prime time press conference.
I realize that all of five people will read this blog, and maybe two will understand it. C'est la vie.
"Thank you, Mr. Todd, for this opportunity. Only two questions I would really like to see the president answer as soon as possible.
1. I understand that your current priority is stabilizing markets and the economy before any discussion of market regulation, but I would like to know how much muscle this administration will put behind a restoration of the Glass-Steigel Act, which helped insulate insurance companies, traditional banks, and investment banks from one another, providing a firewall between banks and brokerages. Many have made an effective case that repeal of Glass-Steigel is the mechanism used to bring us to our current economic crisis. And how quickly can we expect action to ensure that this stabilized economy has a firm and fair foundation? (Side note: we can thank McCain's chief economic adviser Senator Phil Gramm for the bill, and former President William Jefferson Clinton for signing it... I'm an equal opportunity offender)
2. Attorney General Eric Holder has tacitly refused to pursue allegations of warrantless wiretapping of American citizens, which (under the previous administration) was used to keep tabs on American journalists. What steps will be taken by this administration to restore press freedoms as stipulated in the Bill of Rights? And what form of transparency will be brought to the issue in light of Russell Tice's recent claims that the NSA used warrantless wiretaps targeting journalists and news organizations, "...all day, every day"? "
