Does Calling Him “Scalito” Make Him the First Hispanic Nominee?

Quote:  "Scalito."  Nickname given new Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito by the press.

Figure of Speech:  meiosis (mie OH sis), the shrinking figure.

Isn't the middle-aged male pro-life jurist whose last name ends in a vowel seat taken already? Antonin Scalia fills that slot nicely, thank you very much.

No, no, no, say Samuel Alito's backers.  He's different from Scalia.  For one thing, Sammy's a nice guy.  Nonetheless, the media affectionately give him a meiosis, a figure that belittles a person or thing:  "Scalito," or "Scalia Lite."

With compassionate conservatives like him, who needs liberals?

Snappy Answer:  "I thought Bush opposed affirmative action."