>> bret: now, some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. a top treasury department official helping craft financial overhaul legislation is facing questions about his involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis. conservative media outlets are looking at eric stein's work as a senior vice president for the center for responsible lending. the organization helped to get loans to people with less than perfect credit. it was also partially funded by billionaire john paulson, two is currently answering questions regarding what involvement he had in the goldman sachs dealings. stein is said to be in line to head a new consumer financial protection agency. if financial overhaul legislation is passed. big government.com writes under the headline of eric stein must resign --