Well, the rest of the story is that the Rats traditionally give the governor a list of three acceptable choices, under Alaska law, to take over Kim Elton's seat, who got a plush Interior Department appointment as his reward for keeping Troopergate going through the election.
Instead, they sent her only one name, that of House Minority Leader Beth Kerttula, one of Elton's Troopergate cronies, and told Palin to essentially take it or leave it.
Kerttula is a Rat of the slimiest order, having admitted to driving by the governor's mansion at night to see if any lights were on so that she could report Palin's presence or absence to the press. She also as admitted to hanging around the women's restroom at the Capitol in Juneau so that she can corner Palin and try to goad her into a "Kyra Phillips" moment. She was a Rat stalker in every sense of the word.
The Rats, in their arrogance forgot one thing, specifically that Palin is a popular and powerful governor and holds all the cards. In a truly Lincolnesque maneuver, she sent them Grussendorf's name as her choice, throwing it back in their face and boxing them into a corner. Now they look foolish, are a seat short, and only have two-weeks left in the session, which Governor Palin has no intention of extending.
That's what happens when you forget who's the duly-elected boss of the state and dump on her...!
Thanks for the info. No one ever said Dems ain’t pure slime.