Simple answers to simple questions

January 13, 2009 6:29 pm ET by Jamison Foser

Politico's Roger Simon: "How come Roland Burris has had such an easy time getting to the U.S. Senate while Caroline Kennedy has had such a hard time?"

Simple Answer: Roland Burris was appointed by a sitting governor to fill a vacant seat. Caroline Kennedy has not been.

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- by magnolialover (January 13, 2009 7:30 pm ET)
  
  And these people are allegedly the "best" political "reporters" out there? I mean, seriously, how can one person be that impossibly stupid?
  
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