The rest of those who find Obama has materialized out of nowhere at their doorstep should be just as careful.

The list includes gays who found out just last year Obama supports same-sex marriage; Hispanics who were promised immigration reform during Obama’s first term and are now told they’ll get it in the second; gun control advocates getting their due only after a horrific mass shooting got Obama’s attention; and environmentalists who thought global warming shouldn’t wait another four years before getting a serious response from a Democratic president.

Obama chose to mostly ignore all of them during his first term so he could spend his political capital on the one initiative closest to his heart – but relatively low on the priority list of most Americans – health reform.

Now, supposedly, they’ll all have their day in Obama’s court, even though the House is still run by Republicans.

But people don’t really change. Someone, and maybe everyone, will be disappointed.