MSP-LAX operated by a Northwest 757-300 repainted in Delta colours. The flight left 45 minutes late due to runway traffic but favourable winds allowed the delay to be erased in the air. Exit-row seating with enough room to fully extend my legs. A movie was offered... a rarity on NW domestic flights and perhaps a positive result of the merger with DL. Flight comfort was marred by a nearby drunken passenger, whom the crew kept serving despite his obvious intoxication... the crew was more interested in taking this idiot's money than creating a pleasant environment for the other 200 passengers.