Did Huckabee become governor of Ark in a coup?

Sandy Levinson at balkinazation presents the story of how Mike Huckabee became Governor or Arkansas.

It's an interesting story. Go read it and ask yourself - was Huckabee's action legal?

What does it suggest about Huckabee's ambition, or his understanding of the Rule of Law and of Constitutions?

Tim Griffin: Republican resume padder, temp. Arkansas US atty.

Tim Griffin, the Republican opposition researcher who was appointed as Arkansas U.S. attorney, apparently has only been involved in three trials in his career. This is according to Digby.

It's pretty obvious that Gonzales never intended to put him up to the Senate for confirmation. He would never be approved.