And who better?

Seems Al Franken has been declared the winner in the Minnesota Senate-seat recount by none other than... Al Franken.

The Associated Press begs to differ, however, saying that it may take well into 2009 before the race is decided:

Democrat Al Franken leads Republican Senator Norm Coleman, with an increasingly small number of ballots yet to consider. Franken finished the day up 47 votes, according to a preliminary report by the secretary of state's office. An earlier report by the office had placed the margin at 48 votes but the Canvassing Board made one correction costing Franken a vote. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said there is no way the board will certify a winner this year. Counties have until 31 December to forward uncounted absentee ballots to the board for possible inclusion. Ritchie's office and the campaigns could agree to extend that deadline a few days. "We are not in any way guided by any Washington consideration, timeline," said Ritchie, a Democrat. "These folks have people's lives in their hands."
Coleman's campaign disputed the allocation of some challenged ballots and called some of the board's rulings inconsistent. It said correcting the errors would have produced a 49-vote swing in Coleman's favor. Franken's campaign has also brought some potential errors to the board's attention, which it says amounts to 43 potential votes in the Democrat's favor.

Rico says it'll be interesting to see how this one plays out, but it all sounds too much like a Saturday Night Live skit ("This is Al Franken, reporting on Al Franken") right now...