Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for December 03, 2005

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news of the times supreme court nominee sending mixed messages supreme court nominee samuel alito shocked onlookers when he arrived at a meeting with senator ted kennedy (d. mass.) with the words "i will overturn roe v. wade" prominently tattooed on his face. sam: what do you think of the new tat? totally radical, right? i will overturn roe v. wade after the meeting, alito issued a statement. sam: this tattoo, which was etched onto my face hours ago and still hurts like the dickens, was a youthful indiscretion, and does not represent my current views. sen. kennedy seemed satisfied with the explanation. kennedy: he assured me that he thinks of roe v. wade as super-precedent, and the message on his face is... facetious! republicans bristled at criticism. republican: I suppose democrats have some litmus test of what sort of tattoo a supreme court nominee should have on his face. but alito quickly disavowed the tattoo that was revealed when a picture of him at a conservative conference in scottsdale, ariz., surfaced. sam: this i had nothing to do with! i got drunk in oaktown and woke up with it. i'm not kidding! roe v. wade is gone when i'm on the supreme ct.! don't believe me when i disavow this.