If someone wants to credit Barack Obama for being part of the government of one of the great big cities in the world...have at it. What a compliment! If he can get Washington to work as well, we'l all be better off as the result.

I was born in Chicago, lived and worked there for forty years. I know the city--it's beauty and its warts as well--like the back of my hand. There's a reason why Chicago is referred to as "the city that works".

How much time have you spent there, Fumar?