National Journal has announced its best and worst of the year awards (subscription required). Most of them are yawners — Barack Obama taking the “star of tomorrow” award and “best political speech” award, the insufferable Granny D winning the “spirit of democracy” award, Zell Miller getting the “hatchet man” award — but at least one is funny. “Best political spin” goes to Joe Lieberman for trying to describe his fifth-place finish in the New Hampshire primary as part of a “three-way split decision for third place.”

Then again, isn’t this a case of lousy political spin? The best political spin is probably spin that’s so good we don’t even notice it — just like the world’s greatest forgery is a painting that we all think is authentic. But Lieberman’s words made me laugh. Again.