This Weekend In Averted Republican Sex Scandals: Charlie Crist Gets Hitched

Over the holiday weekend—on July 4, no less!—Florida governor Charlie Crist announced that he's getting married, which came as a surprise to some since he's been a "confirmed bachelor" ever since his first and only marriage (in 1979) ended in less than a year. However, Crist is apparently on John McCain's short list for the Vice Presidential spot, and stakes that high are apt to make people do crazy things—like soldiering through a marriage despite persistent rumors that you've had affairs with several younger men. (tampabay.com + browardpalmbeach.com + YouTube, via Pam's House Blend + telegraph.co.uk et al.)