Mrs. Obama resents the way power in Illinois is locked up generation after generation by a group of families, all white Irish Catholic statewide. Chicago is not Boston, and the City Council is diverse, obviously. I did not state anything to the contrary. Can I ask how/why you interpreted my posts as presenting an Italian vs. Irish rivalry? I am curious because I said nothing of the sort. I was simply describing how Chicago and Illinois are fundamentally corrupt--an observation no one paying any attention could possibly disagree with. A large part of it is attributable to the Chicago Outfit, as I stated, but the Irish-American aspect of it is built into the corrupt infrastructure, as well.