More Sex Scandals in France

"French Minister says he won't resign over sex with 'boys'"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/08/france.minister.scandal/index.html

Now, I know the French are a little looser with the promiscuity, but really, this just seems to cross a line. This French minister, Frederic Mitterrand, wrote a book, voluntarily wrote a book, in which he details paying a boy for sex in Thailand. Personally, I do not want to know about my government officials sexual escapades, thank you very much, but when they involve prostitution, I am even further appalled. No matter how old this minister claims these boy he paid for sex was, he still paid him for sex, which is demoralizing, degrading, and just plain vulgar for all parties involved. If, in fact, the boy was much younger than his original claim, well what a tragic shame. No wonder people are calling for his resignation. Can you blame them? Yes, everybody makes mistakes, but this is a mistake of extreme proportion. If this politician can not even abide by the natural, unwritten laws of human integrity and respect, how can he possibly retain a government position bereft of corruption and illegal acts? How can be a role model for the citizens of France when he himself cannot uphold basic principles of decency and virtue? Like I said, I really cannot blame them.