Jon Huntsman is tacking...

...to the center after failing to catch fire in the race for the 2012 Republican nomination. From the Times this morning, "Criticizing Rivals, Huntsman Tries to Claim Middle Ground":

Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the former Utah governor who has been stuck in the second tier of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, took an aggressive new tone during a televised interview on Sunday, saying that recent remarks from two of his major rivals were “extreme” and “unrealistic.”
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Mr. Huntsman insisted that the American public was “crying out for a sensible middle ground.”

Oh, really? Then why did Mr. Huntsman raise his hand during the last debate when asked if he would reject a hypothetical debt deal that would have cut $10 in spending for every $1 in tax increases?

Sorry; I'm not buying it.