Sure most people throw their hat to original commission members and/ or their successor but lest we forget...
The job was easier back then IMO. Things are a lot harder now a days. The way I look at it anyone who can stick around today balancing indictments, rats, FBI, AND profits all the while keeping things in check for longer than a fleeting moment has my vote.
It's why I've always given Chin a lot of credit. He became boss at exactly the time the feds really started going after the mob. And he lasted on the street, as a NY boss, for 16 years in the 1980's and 1990's. Of course, he certainly had to go to extraordinary lengths to do it.
