Huck’s former research director, Joe Carter, had this to say today:

Even if the impending scandal that has been rumored for weeks doesn’t derail his campaign (I can’t say what it is but you should hear about it before Jan. 8), his inherent dishonesty will eventually do him in.

I hadn’t heard about this quote from Joe Carter until I read it over at Hot Air, linking to Dan Rhiel, but I also connected the “Jan. 8″ thing AP and Dan speculate about. On January 7th in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club, a new book will be announced. The book will, apparently, “Swift-Boat” a “major leading U.S. candidate”.

One of this year’s leading candidates will be “Swift-Boated” in a new book to be announced next Monday, January 7th at 1:30 p.m. in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club in Washington.

One candidate is about to be challenged – with hard and cold facts, presented cogently by an author, former TV business news editor, decorated military hero and college political science instructor who shares this candidate’s party affiliation – and who has known the candidate personally since their college days.

Next Monday, the truth will be revealed when a book that literally gives “chapter and verse” about this candidate’s less-than-candid candor with the American people.

This book is supported by 10 pages of meticulously-researched end-notes supporting every factual assertion about the candidate’s failure to shoot straight with the American people, and this breach-of-faith’s implications for the Presidency.

If you’re serious about covering the 2008 Presidential campaign, you won’t want to miss this news announcement – and you will want to meet the author.

Rick Moran speculated originally, as I did, that the candidate is John McCain. The military angle suggest the Senator, and there’s currently a movement against him similar to that against Kerry. Obviously, I’m not so sure now.

UPDATE: Allah updates with a link to the PoliGazette.

UPDATE: Carter answered my e-mail, saying that the thing he’s referring to is not the same thing as what’ll happen Monday…

In other words, it will be an attack against Romney and the Huckabee campaign knows all about it. I’ve asked several people whether they can tell me a bit about it, we’ll see whether I’ll hear back from them.

UPDATE: Carter answered my e-mail. It’s not the same thing. Seemingly, we’ll see two attacks - if both are right - within the next couple of days. And quite big ones at that.

So we’re talking about two potential scandals to be unveiled. And, as Allah points out, it seems Huck’s people know about both of them.