Yesterday, the Arizona Republic finally vouchsafed to its print clientele an overview of Ben Quayle’s sordid past associations with the ultraskanky web site Dirty Scottsdale.

This came after the election he was running in, but whatever.

Today Laurie Roberts, on whom we have a journalistic crush, finally limns the story the way the paper should have from the start:

So, to recap:.

He denied writing for the website, then he admitted writing for the website, saying he posted a handful of “fictional satirical comments.”

He denied that he is Brock Landers but he hasn’t denied writing under the name Brock Landers.

And he couldn’t recall whether he introduced Karamian to a lawyer for purposes of incorporating the website, but then later admitted that he hooked them up.

Now he says he’s “been consistent from the very beginning on this issue.”