Another Scalia would be sca-lightful

From the WashPost:

President George W. Bush on Saturday was narrowing his choices of Supreme Court nominees to replace Harriet Miers as Republicans said the short list consisted of highly credentialed, solidly conservative judges.

Among the candidates most talked about were appeals court judges Michael Luttig and Samuel Alito. Bush, who is spending the weekend at his Camp David retreat, was expected to unveil his choice within days.

Judge Luttig (4th Circuit) once clerked for Scalia and Judge Alito (3rd Circuit) has been given the nickname “Scalito” for “his Italian heritage as well as his reputation for conservatism and a strong intellect.” Either one would thrill the conservative base.

(P.S. - Worst post title ever? Maybe!)

Extra – SCOTUSblog says let’s get ready to rumble: “Conservative organizations, without a doubt enthusiastic about either Alito or Luttig on the basis of thoroughly conservative records on the bench, will be ready to get their promotional machinery going again.”

Even more – By way of Ryne, the online contracts for Alito (check the table on the right) are thumping Luttig by a 2:1 margin.

Follow-up - Mark Levin utterly plagiarizes my post: “Luttig or Alito? A conservative dream! Let's get ready to rumble!” Time stamp: 11:24pm.