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"Typecasting Obama has also proved difficult. His ambitious domestic policies lean decidedly left (unless he turns out to be the deficit hawk he says he wants to be).
Taken as a whole, his national security policies do not, as they represent the triumph of pragmatism over ideology. His surprise selection yesterday of Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. of Utah as U.S. ambassador to China only underscored that in his foreign policies, Obama is looking to hew to the center."
"The decisions underscored an important facet of Obama's decision making, which is his capacity to rethink positions and to change his mind as he learns more or conditions change. And he tends whenever possible to seek consensus.
Those on the left and right often overlook this aspect of his governing style, though it was one of the factors that drew many people during the campaign."
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