Al Franken will always be a clown in my mind. Stories like this make me wince because America should have representatives who actually care and put in an effort to do the job they are elected to. I dont think any person who works at a profession would keep their jobs if they napped and doodled during such important events.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/29/sen-al-franken-naps-draws-cartoons-kagan-hearings/Sen. Al Franken Naps, Draws Cartoons During Kagan HearingsBy Joseph Abrams
Published June 29, 2010 | FOXNews.comHe's good enough, he's smart enough, but doggone it — he just can't keep his eyes open for Senate confirmation hearings.
Al Franken, the onetime comedian and current Democratic senator from Minnesota, used his position on the vaunted Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to doodle a lifelike bust of Sen. Jeff Sessions, the committee's ranking Republican, as Sessions raked Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan over the coals.
But it wasn't all fun and games for the former "Saturday Night Live" star — Franken also found time to get in a good nap during the first day of hearings Monday.
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