Send In The Senate Clowns

The 3rd Street tunnel that runs under the National Mall transformed into a massive line of purple ticket holders Tuesday morning.

Thousands of people waited hours to enter the designated gate near First and Louisiana Streets to see history made.

Some of these ticket holders have turned to social networking site Facebook to share their pain and frustration with people who found themselves in the same situation. The Facebook group page is called "Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom." They have posted photos and videos that show what it was like to wait in the sea of people.

An e-mail account has been set up by the Joint Congressional
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for feedback in response to thousands of ticket holders not getting on to the National Mall: feedback@jccic.senate.gov

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, issued a statement Wednesday evening in response to reports of incidents.

"I am also aware of the incident involving the 3rd Street Tunnel, where thousands of people were stuck for several hours and apparently without any law enforcement presence.

There may have also been other irregularities, but I have heard enough to know that something went wrong and we need to find out what happened."
Mr. Sullivan has indicated that he will provide a full report.