We have an update to Wednesday's "Another Page Scandal" post. It appears, from what little information is available, that the whole story is going nowhere. Archpundit, one of the main purveyors of this rumor, offers this mea culpa:
What Do Blagojevich, Davlin, and Weller Have In Common? They were all screwed by rumors that were amazingly widespread and false.
First, I'm sorry—my judgment held up in the first two, but this time it didn't.
Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.), hit with rumors that he was somehow involved in the page scandal, issued a statement Thursday saying he was not a factor — but a former page or intern he sponsored was subject to some questionable behavior by another lawmaker.
With rumors racing across a number of left-wing blogs naming Weller, his campaign manager Steve Shearer said there were no facts to back up any story.
This has "nothing to do with Jerry Weller doing anything," Shearer said.
"There have been all kinds of wild rumors circulating over the past week," Shearer said.
"We believe we have now gotten to the bottom of this and other reporters who have researched this agree — that what we have been told is that a page or intern who was sponsored by Cong. Weller was inappropriately invited to a social event with another congressman."
There is no information currently out there as to who this other congressman is, or who this page or intern might have been. There is no information as to why, if Weller's office knows there is some story involving a different congressman, and "inappropriate behavior", they aren't sharing. But they aren't. So far, this is dead. I'll post about it again if anything comes in other than nameless innuendo.
