Levi Johnson confirms Palin marriage trouble rumors

Former Bristol Palin fiancé Levi Johnson said former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former First Dude Todd have had a long history of problems, in fact. That said, he added that he does not believe it’s an issue of extramarital affairs.

And, although Levi says it no affair was involved, supposedly, the National Enquirer’s reporting of late last summer about a former Sarah Palin affair with Todd’s best friend, led to the marriage going on the skids. (The stories were never officially denied by the Palin Veep campaign after the Enquirer story hit the stand, and the mag has never been sued over the story.)

The story was broken by Gryphen, the interesting, more than sometimes right, sometimes speculative Alaskan blogger, who since has been threatened with libel papers over his Palin divorce story.

That said, the Alaska Report notes this is the fourth time in a month Thomas Van Flein, Sarah Palin's lawyer, has made such a threat. Never delivered on the previous ones.

So, will Van Flein now threaten Levi?

To speak from the language of the police and criminal trial world:
1. Divorce “goes to motive” on why Palin quit;
2. Per the Immoral Minority post, marital stress would explain Sarah’s weight loss;
3. Todd Palin, beyond any affairs, might just really be First Dude for Alaska, and tired of the 50-state limelight, political chase, etc.