Underboss
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,466 No. Virginia
I think that Vito would have told Michael that no one could tell Sonny what was good for him.
I think that any trouble between Michael and Tom would be that they're both intellectuals. This makes Tom somewhat redundant, but it also makes him a potential critic - and Michael can't abide that.
"All of these men were good listeners; patient men."