Now He Can Vote Against Bush!

I suspect that this (ABC News' Peter Jennings becomes a U.S. citizen) has been blogged to death already, but I thought I'd mention it for the headline, if anything.

Actually, it is a nice gesture:

He began considering the dual citizenship in the months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, feeling a deeper sense of connection to the United States. Still, the words don't come easily when he was asked Tuesday to explain why.

"Not to sound too corny about it, but love, respect, gratitude, time," he said. "I've been thinking about this for so long. This is not the kind of thing you can do overnight."

And this was somewhat amusing:

When he was done, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told Jennings, "not bad for a Canadian." Jennings said he knelt beside Scalia and whispered the secret to him.

A funny thing to keep a secret, but perhaps he just wanted to avoid any suggestions that it was for ratings or publicity.