Someone’s got the fear of the Barracuda running through her veins.

Remember, Sarah unseated Murkowski’s dad in a Republican primary, and was the recipient of a bit of nepotism in attaining the Senate in the first place when her then-governor dad appointed her to finish his own Senate term.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has some Republican-to-Republican advice for Gov. Sarah Palin: If you want to make a run at the White House, keep your hands off my Senate seat.

Murkowski, up for reelection in 2010, is nervously awaiting word on whether John McCain’s former running mate will run against her in the GOP primary. But she says Palin is the one who should be nervous.

“I can guarantee it would be a very tough election,” Murkowski said in an interview.

This quote in particular had me chuckling:

“If she wants to be president, I don’t think the way to the presidency is a short stop in the United States Senate,” Murkowski said.

Uh, right.  Because that’s never worked before.