Obama the “centrist”

Headline in my morning paper yesterday:

“Seeking budget middle ground.  Obama stakes out pragmatic centrist stance in push to get conservatives, liberals to agree.”

One of the many reasons I think Obama will be very hard to beat in 2012 is that he has proven to be more flexible than many thought he could be after the 2010 election.  And, to the extent he’s not flexible and centrist, the media will make sure he’s portrayed that way anyway.