Is this actual video of one of those "back-room deals" we hear so much about? I'm a little disappointed to see that nobody here is smoking a cigar and laughing maniacally. Anyway: Wonkette just posted this C-Span clip of someone shaking hands with Rick Perry, identifying himself as being from Bank of America, and saying "We'll help you out."

Seems as though Bank of America should worry about helping themselves out; they're looking at cutting up to 10,000 jobs to deal with a trillion dollars' worth of problem mortgages.