The saga over whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will attend a big GOP fundraising dinner Monday night in Washington to raise money for Republican congressional candidates is unresolved with the event just hours away."We don't expect her," said a Republican source familiar with the dinner. "But with (Palin), you never know. She may just show up."In the spring, the Republican Senate and House panels that host the dinner sent out a splashy press release touting the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate as their keynote speaker at the soiree.But the Alaska governor's office claims Palin never confirmed her attendance. A few weeks later, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee rescinded their invitation to Palin and booked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to headline instead.
A senior Republican source suggested that Palin was "miffed" after it was clear she wouldn't be speaking. Palin was then asked if she would like to attend as NRSC Chairman Sen. John Cornyn's guest.However the source, who spoke to FOX News on the condition of anonymity, said that if the governor did attend, she would be recognized, but not speak."We'll say nice things about her," said the source. "But she's so unpredictable. She just thought she could swoop in."
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