P.S. Oh, by the way, I disagree with Vince of Too Conservative on most issues, but he's a good guy. I'll second AIAW on this: "My one plea to him is that next time he gets a story, please, please source it properly and write a fully fleshed out account."
P.P.S. Vivian has a good post on this as well.
One thing I want to emphasize is that Vince is a good guy. That's why when his story didn't seem to check out and looked like a political hit job, I actually felt betrayed. I always did respect his integrity even when I disagreed with him.
Even though this has been embarrassing and I actually still feel sorry for Troy Farlow, whom I hope finally learned a lesson in the importance of full disclosure, I am glad to have my faith in Vince's honesty restored. And hopefully next time he'll give us a fuller picture to start with so there won't be any misunderstandings.