The Punch is spiked at last

Could it be? Could it be that Alabama has liberated itself from the viselike grip of the Punch Heard 'Round the World once and for all?

State Sen. Charles Bishop, R-Jasper, told his colleagues Thursday that he'd accept his punishment for punching Sen. Lowell Barron, D-Fyffe, in the head last year -- and he won't even sue over it, either. "I'm going to treat everyone in this Senate the same way I want to be treated," Bishop said.

See how easy that was, guys? Now, everyone get to work. There's a budget crisis that's waiting patiently for your attention.