Strip away the "respectability" and see what you get

[CatWoman]

When I see images such as this:









I really see this:

[whistle]

1. Ahaa, rethugs. Very good!

[CatWoman]

2. the only difference is

the guys in black and white were professionals.

[oscar111]

3. names?

like the cats too

[CatWoman]

4. first one is Joseph Valachi

second one is Frank Costello.

Third is Lucky Luciano.

Last is Virginia Hill.

[tnlefty]

5. Yep, and I refer to high profile rethug wives as mafia wives.

Lynne, Babs, Laura and many others have to know a good deal of what their husbands participate in and that they cause death and destruction, yet they live luxurious lives off of the ill-gotten money. They may not know enough to "prove" something on their spouses, but they know enough.

[CatWoman]

6. which makes them equally slimy, evil and guilty

[CatWoman]

7. kick

:kick:

[KittyWampus]

8. Are You Implying These People Are Running A Racket?

Somebody had a thread looking for a better term than Neocon.

I thought maybe Imperialist or Neo-Colonialist.

But Glorified Mobster works for me.

[CatWoman]

9. Actually, I call them the Bush Snydicate.

[KittyWampus]

10. Maybe Dems Can Try The War Profiteers Under RICO