Be still my beating heart...

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President Bush today announced he is nominating 3rd Circuit Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. "Judge Alito is one of the most accomplished and respected judges in America," Bush said. Legal experts consider Alito so ideologically similar to Justice Antonin Scalia that he has earned the nickname "Scalito."

Oh Joy.

P.S. If he's one of the most accomplished and respected judges, why didn't Bush nominate him instead of Miers?