6 seconds ago 2009-12-04T06:45:08-08:00
New Sen. Al Franken got his first laugh in the Senate this afternoon.
The former comedian sat quietly through nearly three full days before finally getting to ask questions at the Sotomayor hearing. At the end, he asked her if she remembered the name of the one case that TV lawyer Perry Mason lost.
Sotomayor said the show inspired her to become a prosecutor, but "I wish I remembered the name of the episode."
"Didn't the White House prepare you?" Franken asked, to laughter from the committee, nominee and crowd.
"Yes, but I had a lot of cases to review," Sotomayor said.
Chairman Leahy then asked Franken what the name of the episode was.
"I don't know. If I knew I wouldn't have asked her."
We checked. It's "The Case of the Deadly Verdict."
-Larry Margasak, AP reporter, Congress
