{"id":2328,"date":"2008-07-23T11:17:20","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T15:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brianarner.com\/weblog\/wordpress\/2008\/07\/hidden_camera_r\/"},"modified":"2008-07-23T11:17:20","modified_gmt":"2008-07-23T15:17:20","slug":"hidden_camera_r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brianarner.com\/weblog\/2008\/07\/hidden_camera_r\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Camera Reveals President Bush’s View Of Wall Street, Future At Crawford Ranch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via AOL<\/a>, someone had a video camera rolling at a Bush appearance when it was prohibited. The result, more candid comments caught on film:
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\nIt would be newsworthy–and refreshing–if he said this kind of thing in public:<\/p>\n

“There is no question about it. Wall Street got drunk,” the president said. “That’s one reason I asked you to turn off your TV cameras.”
\n“The question is, How long will it (take to) sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If he believes this, why didn’t he use his power to try to crack down on the problem much earlier?
\nOn another note, it appears the Bush days at the Crawford ranch are numbered.<\/p>\n

He segued to problems in the housing market but said they weren’t an issue in Houston. “Evidently not in Dallas because Laura’s over there trying to buy a house today.” Bush has six months left in office and is expected to return to Texas.
\nBush expressed his fondness for Crawford, where he owns a ranch, and referenced his wife, first lady Laura Bush. “Unfortunately, after eight years of asking her to sacrifice I am no longer the decision-maker,” he said, amid laughter from the crowd. “She’ll be deciding — thanks for the suggestion.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It should come as a surprise to no one that the “ranch” has been a prop in Bush’s presidential production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"