After inauguration, political reality returns  Conservative
critics waste no time tearing down inaugural address  By Alan
Silverleib and Tom Cohen CNN POSTED: 01:35 PM PST Jan 30, 2013 
 UPDATED: 01:03 AM PST Jan 23, 2013  Obama delivers inaugural
speech, 2013  The first day of business of President Barack
Obama's second term began with a prayer service Tuesday, but it
will take more than spiritual guidance to change the divisive
culture of Washington politics.  Conservative critics of the
president wasted no time ripping into an inaugural address laden
with progressive themes such as climate change, gun control, gay
rights and immigration reform.  More specifically, they targeted
the president's vigorous defense of costly but popular
entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and
Medicaid.  "One thing that is pretty clear from the president's
speech yesterday -- the era of liberalism is back," said Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. "An unabashedly,
far left-of-center inaugurati