The (Diminishing) Return of Pandering

In a political season simply oozing hope, change, and historical firsts, here’s something that might actually be encouraging: a widening gulf between promised election-year giveaways and the expressed desires of the populace on the receiving end. Has shameless political pandering become one more item on the long list of services Washington can’t deliver?

Maybe there is hope after all, but as long as Americans look to government for handouts, politicians will promise to deliver the loot.