It is a foregone conclusion that our next president will be of Irish extraction. I think that he will be the first Irish president since JFK, and I wonder why? The talking heads on the evening news all say that his campaign has been a tough, uphill struggle, because he is also fighting prejudice, (!) nearly half a century after John Kennedy was elected! Are the American voters still uncomfortable with the Irish, indeed bigoted and reluctant to vote for a candidate, just because of his Irish... Sign in to see full entry.