Everyone talks about how high profile Gotti was and how he ruined the gambino crime family ect..,, no one mentions that he was very well liked, respected, and feared. Neil loved him as did carmine fatico. Neil was a hardcore G and no way would someone of Neils stature gravitate towards a low life. Gotti, love him or hate him, was a true gangster. Saying he wasnt a good husband or father is kind of ridiculous. What about castellano, Gigante, and virtually every other mob guy. They all had girls on the side and most had little or no contact with their kids.
As far as ruggiero. Gotti shelved him for being a total dick for brains and talking about drugs on his telephone, even though it was his daughter; like the shit head didnt think the feds can tap his daughters phone! Fuckin stupid.
Gotti went after Paul proavtively because he knew there was a good chance he would be killed or at the very least, his crew split up and his money would of dried up. It really was a smart move in a sense.
The fact that he wasnt killed after am unsanctioned hit of a boss shows how respected he was despite a few attempts such as the car bombing that killed his underboss.
Look what happed to Anthony Caponegro when he shot Bruno... That never happened to Gotti. Dont beieve the hype that Gotti was purposely high profile so no one coukd kill him as law enforcement was always watching him. Total bullshit. Any number of crews coukd of killed him in a drive by leaving his home, the bergen club, or even some restaurant. Not to mention he attended meetings with other families and easily could have been set up. He was never killed for a reason.