The Muddled Selling Of the President.

WASHINGTON -- On this much, President Obama's friends and foes could agree: He eludes simple labels. Yes, he's a liberal, except when he's not. He's antiwar, except for the one he's escalating. He's for bailouts, but wants to rein in the banks. He's concentrating ever-more power in the West Wing, except when he's being overly deferential to Congress. He's cool, except when he's fighting-hot. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]