From blondesense:
" . . . Yesterday I watched some of The Godfather Saga and like the feudal lords, the gangster also dwells in a system in which fragmentation dictates the war is a chronic condition and for the gangster, being able to trust those within the fortified walls is a matter of life-and-death importance.
. . . .it is in the light of the spirt of gangsterism that we can make sense of Bush's record of dealing with minions and critics.
In a world in which loyalty is so profound a value that it displaces all the others, then, is part of an amoral framework that is all about service to the aggrandizing self.
This self never feels it has enough security and thus seeks all the power and wealth it can get. It is a self that knows no larger or greater good for which it might sacrifice some part of its personal empire. . . "
I'm sure this isn't the first time someone's pointed out the Mob Family values of the Bush administration, but I thought this blondesense entry is worth a look. Check it out. It has a couple of good movie quotes, too. (Hope you don't mind, Missouri Mule.)