Obama and the politics of disappointment

Washington (CNN) — All politicians disappoint their supporters. It is a relentless truth in D.C.

They make pledges they can’t keep, say things they don’t mean, and encounter stiff headwinds in office that were just distant breezes on the campaign trail. The bigger their failed promises, the bigger the disappointment.

And just a few hours north of Washington, in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, it is easy to see