Theo returns; Alito approved

After all the fuss of the past few months, Theo Epstein will be returning as the Red Sox general manager! Theo has done an excellent job as GM so far, and I'm glad that he'll be keeping the job. Another bit of good news is that Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito has been approved by the Senate Judicial Committee and is likely to be confirmed by the full Senate. Although I would have preferred Harriet Miers, who is an unmarried, conservative woman, I think Alito will make a decent Supreme Court justice.