Politicians often build campaigns around promises many of which likely wind up broken.

Our leaders aren’t perfect people and we don’t expect them to be sinless.

But elected officials are held to a higher standard, and their actions do matter.

U.S. Sen. David Vitter has said he won’t resign in the face of a sex scandal, and it is unlikely that America will force his hand.

President Clinton’s Monica Lewinsky saga set a tone for morality in Washington, and our country lowered its standards as a result.

Vitter has chosen his words carefully and answered no questions at recent press conferences, but it seems his admitted actions were not only immoral, they were allegedly illegal.

Though he hasn’t come out and said it, Vitter hasn’t denied soliciting a prostitute, a crime punishable by law.

Vitter campaigned heavily on morality and the importance of a tight family unit.

If he broke this campaign promise and potentially the law, he needs to resign.

If America won’t hold its leaders to the highest standards we are only asking for more broken promises.

But in Vitter’s case, he’s the one who can make the right decision.