Over the past month I've been contacted by three different individuals (two of them members of the Log Cabin Republicans) claiming that McCain's Senate chief of staff, Mark Buse, is gay. None of these individuals would be quoted by name, though each described Buse as being rather "open" to those around him and to his family - in a "glass closet" rather than deeply undercover or trying to appear heterosexual.

Then I was contacted in recent weeks by 46-year-old Brian Davis, an Arizona resident, who told me about his intimate relationship with Mark Buse (confirmed by Davis' mother, as well as by a long-time friend), and who decided he needed to tell the truth about Buse, on the record, in light of John McCain's dramatic shift to the ideological religious right in this election and his choice of Sarah Palin, starlet of the evangelical movement, as a running mate.

Portion of blog entry from Michaelangelo Signorile, who finds hypocrisy in emerging evidence which he has gathered showing that John McCain's Chief of Staff, Mark Buse, could be gay. McCain, as the Republican presidential candidate, has repeated demonstrated that he will support socially conservative actions that are contrary to equal rights being sought by people in the gay community. (Michaelangelo Signorile's The Gist) Michael Rogers at Blogactive claims more info that backs up Signorile's revelation. (Blogactive)

''Started as an intern, worked in the mailroom, answered the phones, legislative correspondent, legislative assistant -- anything that he wanted you to do, I did. You know, sort of just plugged away in the trenches for year after year. And that's sort of the way that he runs things. You know, just, if you are willing to work for him and stick around, he believe in that sort Navy mentality of you work your way up in the ranks.''

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's Chief of Staff, Mark Buse, describing his history of working for the Senator to the Newshour on PBS. (PBS) Politico reports that he also worked as a lobbyist for two firms serving several large corporations. (Politico)