U.S. Senate: What's The Point?

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the press after the weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon January 22, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Reid briefed the press on Senate Democratic agendas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the press after the weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon January 22, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Reid briefed the press on Senate Democratic agendas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Obama won widespread praise from the left for his inaugural address on Monday, offering a vigorous defense of the safety net, social equality, and liberal values in general. But Thursday produced a reminder of just how difficult it will be for the president to match his rhetoric with substantive second-term achievements.

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