"It doesn't bother me that it is said I am gay, but I really am not," Golan Cipel told the New York Post. The man at the center of the scandal that brought down New Jersey's governor insists, "I'm straight."

Golan Cipel might not be gay, but his boyfriend sure is. Remember Governor Jim McGreevey's proud declaration? "I am a gay American," His Fabulousness proclaimed. From Exit 16W to the Pine Barrens, Garden State voters were shocked, shocked. Now the scandal has taken another bizarre turn, with Cipel claiming that he's straight and that his boss--the governor of New Jersey--repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances on him.

Explains Cipel: "Think about how scary it is when we are talking about a powerful man like the governor of the state of New Jersey." Yeah, that is really scary; or, if you're into gay master/slave scenarios, a fantasy. But since Cipel is 100 percent heterosexual, it was more frightening than Halloween. No, really it was.

But what if Golan Cipel is telling the truth? That might explain why he often failed to show up for work. It would also do a lot to shed light on McGreevey's bizarre word choice in explaining his "adult consensual affair with another man" during his press-conference confession. The word "consensual" struck me as a bit too legalistic and defensive, almost as if the governor were lobbing a preemptive strike on some anticipated charge.

As it stands, McGreevey's poll numbers haven't even declined. If Golan Cipel can prove his allegations, though, don't count on McGreevey's constituents naming a rest stop along the Jersey Turnpike in the governor's honor anytime soon.