If the policies themselves of the Obama administration haven't yet made you dizzy, then perhaps its contradictory characterizations, from within and without -- now that the 2012 campaign, make no mistake about it, has begun in earnest -- will do the job for you. There's John Sidney McCain, just four short days ago proclaiming that, Obama having molted, he is now more malleable: Speaking with Bloomberg Television a day after a private meeting with President Obama, McCain said he could picture working with Obama on several issues going forward. "I think there's a number of issues we could work on together, and I think it's pretty clear that the president has really pivoted to a much more centrist position, which I think makes it much more for us easier to work with him," McCain said.  (See story here; other stories here and here.) That old hero's old bipartisan urge is as strong as ever.  And to be fair, Mr. Obama has praised Senator McCain sometimes,...(Read Full Post)