Immediately following the recent injury of freshly elected Republican Senator Scott Brown, there has been some speculation that the Massachusetts Senator might not be sworn in this afternoon after all. However, according to a source at the House GOP leadership, such rumors and speculations are not only premature, but entirely baseless.

"We don't expect Senator Brown's ceremony this afternoon to be delayed. He will be sworn in at around 5 pm, and will thereafter be able to vote on any bills that may come before the Senate," reported an aide on the condition of anonymity.

Senator Brown was injured late Tuesday night when one of the strings that RNC Chairman Michael Steele uses to control Brown's movements broke off. The immediate concern among his Republican constituents was that their new Senator might not be able to properly vote in the Senate in line with the party's expectations. Our insider, however, maintains that this is not going to happen. Said the aide: "Senator Brown is eager to do as told by the party. He is looking forward to taking off his shirt and getting to work."

In other news, at the time of this writing there is no official word on whether Brown's daughter Ayla is still single.