In an e-mail to me, however, Cummins disputed Hatch’s characterization of the letter.

“I don’t see here where I referred to him as my ‘right arm,’” Cummins said. “I don’t know where they are getting that. Tim [Griffin] worked hard and did a good job organizing the launch of what became a very successful PSN [Project Safe Neighborhoods] program. But the great success was at least equally due, if not a great deal more, to the efforts of virtually every prosecutor in the office after his departure.”

This is turning into an edition of The Naked Gun. Given Griffin's background (the person tapped to take over Cummins' job in Little Rock) it seems clear he was being given the job so he could stir up crap on Hillary.

Oh, and even though he has withdrawn from the nomination, he's still the acting US Attorney for that district, and will be until Georgie nominates someone else. Will he or won't he prior to January 2009?

The US Attorney Mess Part 33 1/3