You summed it up well. Even the Mothership blog is starting to smell a rat and wondering what is going on. In Palmer's case, the Toa Payoh Brothel got the information first including the transcript of the chats but was told to follow the Govt script from start to finish and they did it well. There is a world of difference. And why was he "asked" to leave the Party. Interesting comment from Chan about taking "decisive" action. Who the hell takes "decisive" action on 2 people screwing around.
It is also interesting that none of the broadshit from Toa Payoh Brothel is asking questions about the way Palmer's case and this incident was handled.