White Democrats in Chicago Want to Know Your Ethnicity

The Chicago Tribune reports the on going patronage trial in Chicago:

The conversation sounded more like corner tavern talk than a defense lawyer's cross-examination in the City Hall corruption trial.

"You're not Irish, are you?" asked lawyer Thomas Anthony Durkin, pointing out Jack Drumgould's University of Notre Dame ring.

"One hundred percent," replied Drumgould, a former city official turned prosecution witness.

As the corruption trial of four ex-officials in Mayor Richard Daley's administration enters its fourth week, it offers a revealing look at how race and ethnicity factor into local politics.

Patronage armies of white, black, Latino and Asian city workers allegedly competed with one another for city jobs and promotions dispensed by aides to the Irish-American mayor. Pro-Daley campaign coordinators have testified about how their racially based political groups intentionally mirrored the city's polyglot patchwork of neighborhoods.

How ironic the party that claims to be for "diversity" needs to know your ethnic background before you get hired.You'll want to read this whole article.