CNN’s hiring of RedState’s Erick Erickson as a political analyst for John King’s new show isn’t remarkable because the network is bringing on board an uber-conservative. Conservative doesn’t begin to describe Erickson (and probably does a disservice to conservatives). It’s remarkable because it’s like hiring a professional wrestler as a sports analyst. Rachel Slajda has the Erickson primer.
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