LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 19:  President Barack Obama greets people at his town hall style meeting at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex during his first visit to southern California as president on March 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. His two-day visit to the region will also include stops for a town hall meeting in Costa Mesa, a tour of the Edison International Vehicle Electrics Plant in Pomona, and an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Getty Images logo Getty Images 35 months ago

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 19: President Barack Obama greets people at his town hall style meeting at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex during his first visit to southern California as president on March 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. His two-day visit to the region will also include stops for a town hall meeting in Costa Mesa, a tour of the Edison International Vehicle Electrics Plant in Pomona, and an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.