John Boehner And Lisbeth Lyons: Mistress Issue Under Wraps

What happened to the Rep. John Boehner (R - Ohio) and Lisbeth Lyons "mistress talk?" Just about a month ago, Blogger Mike Stark of The Stark Reports, part of the Banter Media Group, asserted that Lobbyist Lisbeth Lyons was the "girlfriend" of U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner.

In his investigation, Stark went so far as to ask John Boehner on camera at his "Pledge to America" event, and to Boehner's face, if Lisbeth Lyons was his, as Stark put it, "girlfriend." Rep. Boehner kept walking by Stark without stopping to even look at him, let alone saying "no."

During that period of reporting on the "Boehner mistress" issue, many were waiting for what was to be an "explosive" expose on this by The New York Times. It never came forward. In fact, since Stark's initial media blast that was fairly-well picked up, there's been nothing new to add to the story. Things, it seems, are scarily silent. The only update was Stark's blog that Mike Pence wasn't his source for the rumor. Other than that, nothing. Zero. Zilch.

Meanwhile, this blogger learned that Lyons, who's Vice President, Government Affairs for the Printing Industries of America, is a powerful and well-connected Washington DC player. Regardless of her connections to Boehner, her assent to prominence should be a welcome study for anyone who wants to break into the ranks of Washington's Power Elite. To this blogger, the alleged relationship looks more like one where Boehner may be too close to a lobbyist, ala John McCain and Vicki Iseman. But there's nothing as of this writing that allows for comfortable expansion on that assertion.

What happened?

What we can go on is just speculation. Given the high-stakes of the 2010 Midterm Elections, it's possible that an operative in some way convinced Mike Stark to back off the subject. There's also the chance that Stark was waiting for The New York Times to follow-up with their own investigation, but the NY Times, seeking to maintain its access to Boehner and other Republican representatives, may have elected to burry their story.

Whatever the case, there's clearly something behind the "radio silence" on the John Boehner and Lisbeth Lyons mistress / girlfriend talk. The question is will this remain through election day?

Stay tuned.