Well, she never used to be any kind of a rival when no one knew who she was and Sarah was almost somebody important. But now Sweet Sherry Johnston is stealing her fellow grandma's thunder, and Sarah's so mad she's speechless.

Actually, the Governor's office released a statement that since Sherry's arrest was not related to official business in any way that there would be no comment, but one can only imagine Sarah's fury. Someone finally found a way to top that whole "Mayor of Alaska's crack capitol" thing.

That someone is Sherry Johnston, mother of the boy who knocked up Sarah's daughter, Bristol. She was popped last week with six felony charges relating to a controlled substance rumored to be Oxycontin. Is hillbilly heroin worse than crack? I guess selling the one is worse than pretending the other doesn't exist in your city.

This latest event is bound to make bedside at Bristol's delivery a bit awkward. Can you imagine the small talk? And does this mean the wedding is off? It's kind of a toss-up for Sarah's team: Do they push for Bristol to marry a pillpusher's son or does she do the strong single mother with the supportive family bit? I know this all sounds cynical, but Sarah's team doesn't let her do anything without calculating how best to capitalize it in the press. After all, she still thinks she could be a contender in four years. By then she'll know how to read a map and everything.