>> bret: now fresh pickings from the political grapevine. "associated press" reports the wall street executive who reviewed the obama administration energy loan program donated more than $50,000 to the president re-election effort. allen exonerated the administration began to donate to the campaign two weeks after he testified before congress on the report. he defended the report saying he chose to back the president after the work was completed. they question the report that did not include bankrupt firm solyndra and beacon power saying it shows the president did not want a careful, independent review of the clean jobs scheme. they add if a republican administration squandered that much machine on loser like