To cleanse the palate. The voice at times is more Perry-esque than Romney-esque (which is no surprise) but the gibberish is truly inspired, as befits the slickest candidate in the field. Just one question: Wasn’t Romney against stuffing ice chests when he ran for Senate against Ted Kennedy in 1994?

Incidentally, it looks like soon he’ll be the only centrist Republican competing in New Hampshire, not just the only centrist Republican with a chance of winning. Go take a look at Huntsman’s third-quarter fundraising report. Dave Weigel accurately predicts his next move.