Appoint Marco Rubio!!!
If he doesn’t appoint himself, he will just have one more primary challenger in ‘10 (unless he appoints a “caretaker.”)
Good point. It seems like this move hurts Crist no matter how responds. He isn't going to appoint Rubio. It would look totally self-serving if he appoints himself (even if legal) or resigns with the deal that his Lt. Governor appoint him to the seat. Unless he appoints a total non-entity, anyone else immediately becomes a third candidate in the Republican primary next year.
Somehow, I wonder if Martinez doesn't like Crist much and did this to put him into an impossible position.