Your High Court of Comedy

The Washington Times reports, significantly, that throughout his life Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has "prized wit, not politics," and gives us this sample of the judge's own prize wit:

"Shortly after that in front of the entry way to Judge Alito's chambers appeared two pink plastic lawn flamingos with their legs stuck into two box lids to keep them upright," said Mr. Smith.
"It happened the year before I got there, but the pink flamingos were still there and on display when I started," he said. "It just gives you an insight as to either his sense of humor or the type of humor he permitted, maybe even encouraged."

Yeah. Wow. Hoo-whee. Somebody stop this guy before he encourages even more hi-jinks. He's a regular Harry Stone, this guy. Alito's going to keep us chuckling through all the heavy subjects that lesser comics like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter just wouldn't have the cojones to tackle up on the bench. I foresee Alito pulling hilarious pranks such as drawing fake moustaches on images of fetuses submitted as evidence in abortion cases or sewing the sleeves closed on Antonin Scalia's robe.

Man, if Alito had only been on the court in time to decide Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation we could have seen his legendary Crazy Cat impression.