Bush in the Hood

My car is in the shop, so I took Mrs. Kronicle to work this morning, which takes about seven minutes. Unfortunately, the return trip took me thirty minutes. Why? Southwest Trafficway, which runs north and south along the eastern edge of my neighborhood, was completely blocked off. That is a problem because all access points to my neighborhood, but one, comes off of the Trafficway. So I drove north to an area with an underpass, west of my neighborhood, and then south to access it from the only remaining entry from the south. Traffic was clogged up everywhere. What was the cause of this traffic mess? This!

That would be the presidential limo passing a block and a half from my house. Clinton, McCain, and Obama have all been in town to speak to the V.F.W. convention this week, and now Bush is here to do his thing. He apparently had stayed on the Plaza last night before making the trek downtown tonight. I-35 was shut down for the mile (as well as three miles through the heart of Midtown) that leads into the heart of the city from 7:15 until after 8:00 with no warning and no word on when it would end. Bush may pick up some support from the veterans, but I think he may have lost it with many Kansas City commuters. 🙂

I could see the Prez through the window of the limo. I could also see the secret service agent glaring at me from the open back window of the SUV following the limo. Someone can tell that little black helicopter still hovering above my house to go home now. 🙂