Barry, honestly, this is a shameful piece of bad reporting - three sources, none of whom you name, plus a tweet that says “it is believed…”? Scurrilous gossip of the kind one bashes the right for.

You are a good writer, and one of the few bloggers I turn to for insightful political analysis. Please do yourself and your reputation a favor and consider either doing the research to identify and verify your sources or removing it.