I've seen many photos with that "down the nose" look. That was what I meant. It wasn't just the inauguration. The left just loved to point out what they called Bush's "smug smirk", but can't see Obama's, "I'm better than you" look.
0bama is a pathological narcissist and a dangerous, evil man. The so-called smirk of Bush’s is, IMO, just a quirky smile.
It’s very easy for a photographer to catch expressions in between or at odd times to make people look funny or ugly. But with 0bama his very mien and habitual expressions are very telling. The face is the index of the mind.