Less Than 3 Minutes

That's how long Gov. Fletcher of Kentucky, a Republican, took to plead the 5th in front of a Grand Jury investigating his corrupt hiring and firing practices:

Fletcher stayed in the room for 2 minutes and 18 seconds, then proceeded with his attorneys to the office of Franklin Circuit Judge William Graham.

At a news conference later at the Capitol, Fletcher said he gave the grand jury his name, address and occupation but did not answer any other questions.

He said he did invoke his 5th Amendment right against self incrimination.