Here is another great moment in Alabama politics. A Republican Senator decked a Democratic Senator “upside the head” after the Democratic Senator called the other gentleman’s mother a “bitch.”

FOXNews.com - Republican Punches Democrat in Alabama Senate Chamber - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

The 69-year-old Bishop said he punched Barron, 65, in the head after the senator called him a “son of a bitch.” “I responded to his comment with my right hand,” Bishop said.

Apparently, the rest of the Senate stood around chanting “Fight! Fight! Fight!”.

If you are in the Cape Canaveral area this evening, be on the lookout for the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

NASA: Atlantis is ready to launch - CNN.com

After a three-month delay, NASA entered the final day of a launch countdown for space shuttle Atlantis Thursday with no major technical problems looming and a forecast for promising weather. Forecasters predicted an 80 percent chance that the weather would allow NASA to launch its first space shuttle mission of the year at 7:38 p.m. ET Friday.

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