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With, you know, the economic commissions and so forth. president has appointed panels to make recommendations and then they go nowhere. >> correct. did that with the bowles-simpson commission on the deficit. and so, but i think this is a little bit different. first of all you have the public pressure. the public doesn't like, especially the one program that is really the problem is the metadata program, right? the mass surveillance of all-americans phone calls and whatnot. the public that doesn't like that. the president just had a meeting with tech executives at the white house yesterday. the...

Director general keith alexander, the group urges the appointment of civilians, not military leaders, to run the agency. the white house says it understands reforms are needed. >> we need to make sure that we're not gathering intelligence solely because we can but because we must, because we need it in order to achieve the objective of protecting the united states, protecting the american people and allies. >> reporter: the question is what the president will decide. in a recent interview he suggested the nsa could better police itself. >> i'll be proposing some self-restraint on the nsa and t...

>> i'll be proposing some self-restraint on the nsa and to initiate reforms that can give people more confidence. >> reporter: according to a source familiar with this week's meeting between top tech executives and the president, mr. obama repeated his goal of self-restraint but indicated he may allow the collection of phone data to continue but with more oversight and transparency. that may not be enough for members of congress across the political spectrum. >> nsa, you've gone too far. the bulk collection of americans' data by the u.s. government has to end. >> we do have a right to privacy ...

Intends to establish residency and register to vote in new hampshire. and president obama says he wishes washington were more like house of cards. the series features a ruthless majority whip played by kevin spacey. listen to what obama said to tech executives at the white house. among them, netflix's ceo. >> i wish things were that ruthlessly taken. that's true. i was looking at kevin spacey, man this guy is getting a lot of stuff done. >> and that's your morning's dish of "scrambled politics." and joining me now for our first look at politics is "washington post" reporter ed o'keefe. he join...

From silicon valley tuesday at the white house. they wanted to talk about the nsa spying scantal. some of the tech titans left frustrated. senior white house correspondent jim acosta has exclusive details. tell us, jim. >> reporter: good morning, carol. you'll recall last week some of the tech executives sent a letter to the president saying the surveillance programs are at the nsa undermine freedoms we cherish and it's time for a change. they got a meeting at the white house with the president, they were expecting to talk about nsa surveillance issues but the white house also wanted to talk a...