Here they were, away from the damp, Sceptered Isle, tootling and honking through paradise in their gleaming, buffed chrome toys.

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Tootling around town in the car, I was impressed - it was surprisingly nippy, easy to park, and a comfortable drive.

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The same president who would, in the midst of that crisis, go tootling off to Las Vegas for a campaign fundraiser.

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