Much ado about Franken

Did Al Franken fall asleep during Elena Kagan’s opening statement at her Supreme Court hearing on Monday? No.


Let he who has not closed his/her eyes for 10 seconds in a meeting cast the first stone!

The Web site Mediaite is making a big deal out of Sen. Al Franken closing his eyes — dozing, is the word the website used — during Elena Kagan’s opening statement at her Supreme Court nomination hearing today.

Dozing? You be the judge

From what I could tell, Al Franken’s eyes were closed for four seconds.