What is it that people don't understand about the concept that an 'appointed' administrator serves at the pleasure of the governor! It's well within Sarah Palin's purview to dismiss Monegan if he is not effective in carrying out her plan. The President can dismiss a cabinet member who is not on board with the program.
What I am hoping is that Palin and McCain will not act as poor Alberto Gonzalez - he was like a dear in the headlights when he got the double standard on the US attorney firings. Recall, he peed his shoe when that came up.
Compare that to the Clintons who fired ALL the AUSA's when they came into power... and not a chirp from anyone.
They had to have looked at this in the vetting process.