>Figures. Seems like having Giuliani for president is a risky idea - remember the last president we had that was all gung-ho on getting rid of the mafia? (Kennedy) Wasn't Giuliani a prosecutor before he was a mayor and took on the NYC crime families?
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/02/politics/main2321233.shtmlI only read chatter about once a month now but I can't resist -
The very obvious difference is that Rudy's father was not a former business partner of Frank Costello and did not send Skinny D'Amato to WVa with a suitcase full of money to buy primary over HH, Rudy's brother didn't have Carlos Marcello snatched off the streets of New Orleans and deported to Guatamala or go after Jimmy Hoffa, and Rudy never shared a mistress with Sam Giancana. There's more of course.And Meyer Lansky no longer has the keys to the closet of the Director of the FBI.
When Rudy went after the mob it was not considered a betrayal by somebody of whom they expected different <s>
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