Gotta Love Them Italian Politicians

James Taranto directs us to this story of an Italian member of Parliament who was caught with two prostitutes and a lot of cocaine. His Marion Barry-worthy response:

"So politicians in the UDC do not make love? Of course, I recognize Christian values. But what has that got to do with going with a prostitute? It is a personal matter. This affair has nothing to do with family values. I cannot be branded a bad father and a bad husband simply because after five or six days away from home, an occasion presented itself."