Tie: Purple
Music: The Andrews Sisters - “Too Fat Polka”
Worst Person: Mark Foley, who apologized today for his page scandal.

Breaking Alaskan electoral news: Democrat Mark Begich — the candidate not currently a convicted felon, is now up three votes over incumbent Ted Stevens. Three votes! One, two, three votes! Ah, ah, ahhhhh. There may be as many as 47K votes yet to be counted. Man, Alaska is weird.

The Minnesota re-count looms. Norm Coleman is not happy, so his campaign has unleashed the smears (including ACORN! Welcome back, ACORN!) and dozens of their own lawyers to the recount sites.

The runoff election in Georgia will now feature John McCain stumping for Saxby Chambliss, a man whose campaign a few years back reprehensibly smeared competitor Max Cleland — much to then-John-McCain’s shock. Now-John-McCain’s all too happy to help out!

The Obama transition office released information on transition teams for Departments State, Defense, and Treasury, full of people I don’t know but who are probably smart, all now on board to help Barack Obama transition into his role of President. Exciting!

Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and former Republican congressman Jim Leach will attend the G20 summit as a sort of shadow delegation from the Obama administration, since, as with Highlanders, there can be only one President of the United States at a time, aaaaaaand ours is still W.

As Barack and Michelle met with George and Laura on Monday, so tomorrow will Joe and Jill meet with Dick and Lynne. Our thoughts are prayers are with Vice President Elect Biden as he girds himself (and “his lovely bride”) for this no doubt terrifying journey to center of the Labyrinth to meet the Minotaur himself. Also they will probably have lunch.

Keith tops my Greek mythology joke with an Edgar Allan Poe joke, which is just further proof that I shouldn’t pause the episode to be snarky, as snark will typically be provided for me if I’m just patient. Curse you, Olbermann. Furthermore post-transition? I think I’ll miss Keith’s Cheney/Diesel impression most of all.

A little-noted Clinton-era law may allow President Obama to undo many regulations set in place by the Bush Administration. Many signing statements may be up for nullification, as well.

Ahhhahahahah. APPARENTLY, Keith opened the show by saying “Good evening, this is Tuesday, November eleventh…” NICE. This is why using the format of the script from the night before and just swapping out for relevant information is risky business, people. For the record … today = Wednesday. November the twelfth. No, I’m sure.

Oddball: OH GOD BIGFOOT THE SLUG ** And a little-known but super heated collegiate rivalry has come to light. That’s right, I’m talking about U of Georgia girl vs. Bathroom Stall. GO STALL GO. ** Jeffrey Tambor & David Cross confirm: the Arrested Development movie is a go!!! Get your hopes up, everyone!!

It is quite some time until the next presidential election, but the Republican Governors Association is meeting in Florida this week. Attendees include Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, Tim Pawlenty, and Sarah Palin. So, basically — the leading candidates for the oncoming mud-wrassling match to fix the GOP. Margaret Carlson says that most of the guvs in attendance are more interested in talking about the ‘10 election, since any mention of ‘12 is pretty much just code for talking about Palin, and they’re not interested.

John McCain was on Leno last night, and said he was pretty much done running for president, thanks. It was a decent interview. Seeing John McCain now as the John McCain I recognize is kind of bittersweet.

A Sarah Palin exclusive: The Sarah Palin exclusives. So many exclusives, the word has lost all meaning, and I do not think it means what she thinks it means.

That was Countdown, and that does it for me. Good night.