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L.A. TIMES: It?s unanimous, president?s visit leaves L.A. boiling. We have one word for you, Mr?.

By Glenn Reynolds

L.A. TIMES: It’s unanimous, president’s visit leaves L.A. boiling.

We have one word for you, Mr. President, the next time you want to sweep into Los Angeles late on a weekday afternoon: Helicopter. That way, you can avoid the streets the rest of us mere residents must use to get around.

President Obama’s fundraising mission in Los Angeles on Monday evening may have been a whirlwind trip for him, but it was a tedious slog for the thousands who found themselves in gridlock from the Westside to downtown. . . . No matter their politics, Los Angeles residents found themselves united. “It was a beautiful thing,” said Brentwood resident Myles Berkowitz, commiserating with his neighbors on Montana Avenue. “Young, old, black, white ? everyone was pissed off.”

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Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 18, 2010 (boomark / email).