During his campaign-style “Rural Tour” bus trip through the Midwest last week, President Obama told Iowans that he’s “confident in the power of your voice. I’m confident in your values — those are the values that we share. I don’t care whether you’re a Democrat or Republican or an independent — all of us here are patriots and everybody here cares about our country and puts it first. And if we can have that kind of politics then nothing can stop us.” With such rhetoric, Obama seems to follow former President Clinton’s example of appealing to the center in order to win a second term after disastrous midterm elections. But a series of bureaucratic maneuvers this year show that Obama is different. He now campaigns to the center, yes, but he hasn’t stopped pushing hard to the left with his agenda.