No politician is bigger than the game. This is not a lesson unique to President Donald Trump, though he doubtless has a new appreciation for how entrenched Washington is in its ways. But it may be a revelation to some of the millions who voted for him, energized by a pledge that this would finally be the guy to shake up the system. In the last two months, Trump has been taking the country on a wild ride. But the roller coaster is still in the same amusement park.

Consider: