Senator Caught Napping During Climate Vote, Claims He Was 'Policy Meditating'

WASHINGTON — In what congressional historians are calling 'a defining moment of our time,' Sen. Bob Flanagan was photographed in a deep slumber during Tuesday's landmark climate vote, only to claim he had been engaged in 'deep policy meditation.' His snoring, audible on C-SPAN, was described by his press secretary as 'the sound of democracy at work.'

WASHINGTON — In what congressional historians are calling 'a defining moment of our time,' Sen. Bob Flanagan was photographed in a deep slumber during Tuesday's landmark climate vote, only to claim he had been engaged in 'deep policy meditation.' His snoring, audible on C-SPAN, was described by his press secretary as 'the sound of democracy at work.'

WASHINGTON — In what congressional historians are calling 'a defining moment of our time,' Sen. Bob Flanagan was photographed in a deep slumber during Tuesday's landmark climate vote, only to claim he had been engaged in 'deep policy meditation.' His snoring, audible on C-SPAN, was described by his press secretary as 'the sound of democracy at work.'

WASHINGTON — In what congressional historians are calling 'a defining moment of our time,' Sen. Bob Flanagan was photographed in a deep slumber during Tuesday's landmark climate vote, only to claim he had been engaged in 'deep policy meditation.' His snoring, audible on C-SPAN, was described by his press secretary as 'the sound of democracy at work.'