Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

The Palin-Johnston fight deepens:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's father is taking Levi Johnston to task for not financially helping in the care of his great-grandson. In the issue of Us Weekly magazine to be released Friday, Chuck Heath says Johnston is capitalizing on national interviews but not spending money on Tripp, the nearly 4-month-old son of Johnston and Bristol Palin, the governor's 18-year-old daughter.

Heath says the 19-year-old Johnston "has not contributed anything" to Tripp's care.

Heath says he wishes Johnston would "take some of this money he's making and buy some diapers with it."

The unemployed Johnston has said he wasn't paid for appearances on national television last week, when he complained the Palin family was limiting his access to Tripp since the couple broke up. A message left at Johnston's Wasilla home wasn't immediately returned.

One thing we know about the Palins is how they love personal vendettas. Poor Mike Wooten. Now Levi is the target. I have a sneaking feeling this will not end well. But it might provide some way to get at the truth behind the Palin facade. I haven't given up hope yet that we'll see through her smoke and mirrors at some point. Life is long. And family feuds can get interesting.

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