For at least the past five years, there has been a gathering in Studio City, on Laurel Canyon and Ventura, of war protesters who carry signs and flags.

Traveling east on Ventura, one passes the liberal anti-war crowd on the left side of the boulevard and the staunch pro-war supporters on the right side.

I thought that the end of the Bush regime might mean an end to the protests, but the lively demonstrations have continued into the Obama era.