This week's Line of the Week was a draw [which happens on occasion] & all reference the inauguration [did anything else happen this week?]. First, describing the feeling on the mall before the actual ceremony, columnist Susan Collins noted that while there was a real feeling of community, it was also true that:
"...you could be trampled to death by thousands of very friendly people who were being moved around like the world’s most mellow herd of cattle..."
On the other hand noted pundit Maureen Dowd remarked on the part of the ceremony where a small error took place necessitating a "do-over" yesterday. About our new president & the current chief justice [that he did not confirm] she said:
"...There was also that match of the titan smarty-pants..."
Finally, coming straight from the inaugural speech itself, this last line was one I had to think about & digest for a while. To our enemies he said:
"...We will extend our hand if you unclench your fist..."
Thinking about that I realized that in the last 8 years, all sides could be accused of having "clenched fists" starting with us!
