White House photo by Chris Greenberg President George W. Bush with his wife Laura Bush image:40151:4::0

Bush apparently had asked the cameras to be turned off at a political fundraiser for Pete Olson, but someone taped the conversion and posted it on YouTube. Major networks didn’t show this video, with the exception of an ABC-TV outlet in Houston and the Houston Chronicle.

Usually, Bush supports Wall Street and blames other people or factors for the U.S.'s current economic troubles and mortgage woes. This time, he blamed his friends:

Wall Street got drunk, it got drunk, (it’s one of the reasons I asked you to turn off your TV cameras.) It got drunk and now it’s got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up, and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments.

He also made fun of the housing mortgage crisis:

"And now we got a housing issue... not in Houston, and evidently not in Dallas, because Laura's over there trying to buy a house. [great laughter] I like Crawford but unfortunately after eight years of sacrifice, I am apparently no longer the decision maker… She’ll be deciding, thanks for the suggestion! I suggest you don’t yell it out when she’s here. Later, telling her “Hey honey, we’ve been on government pay now for 14 years... so go slow!"

Thank you, Mr. Bush for being compassionate about the economy and mortgage crisis in the country.

Sorry that the millions of people who lost all their money, livelihood and homes can’t laugh at your jokes.