Samuel Alito...Scalito?

Our good buddies at AlterNet:Blogs:Peek gives us plenty of information about the newest nominee for the SCOTUS.

Bush nominates 'scAlito'
Posted by Evan Derkacz at 5:34 AM on October 31, 2005.

Happy Halloween.

From Wikipedia via TalkLeft: "His ideological likeness to United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has earned him the nickname 'Scalito.'"

According to Harry Reid, Bush refused to consult with the Democrats, opting to throw red meat to his base. Or perhaps I should say "male white meat" as Reid also points out that Bush declined to choose either a woman or a Hispanic...

John Aravosis writes: "If you're a woman, you better get permission from your husband before you take off your burka." Aravosis also asks whether Alito isn't another in a long line of ethically-challenged Bush nominees...

The Carpetbagger writes:

"With the Harriet Miers debacle behind him, the president had a choice. He could pick a consensus candidate that "unite" both sides of the aisle during these trying and divisive times, or he could touch off a bitter partisan conflict by picking a hard-line conservative that makes his far-right base happy." [Libby's .02 cents worth: this is after all Bush's plan, he chose someone he knows the Democrats will not want in the SCOTUS. It's time to turn the focus back on those nasty old LIBERAL Democrats.]

ThinkProgress notes that George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley told Katie Couric: "...There will be no one to the right of Sam Alito on this Court. This is a pretty hardcore fellow on abortion issues." And they list some high points:

ALITO WOULD OVERTURN ROE V. WADE
ALITO WOULD ALLOW RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION
ALITO WOULD ALLOW DISABILITY-BASED DISCRIMINATION
ALITO WOULD STRIKE DOWN THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
ALITO SUPPORTS UNAUTHORIZED STRIP SEARCHES
ALITO HOSTILE TOWARD IMMIGRANTS

All about Alito on the Scotusblog.