Sam Alito, Jump a Little Lighter

Julian Sanchez | October 31, 2005

Fellow New Jersey native Samuel Alito Jr. is to be named as the nominee to O'Connor's seat later this morning. Given the timing, expect 90 percent of headlines to use some variant on: "Trick for Dems; Treat for Base" to announce the story.

Update: OK, maybe not quite 90 percent, but Dahlia Lithwick hits it.