Just saw The American Gangster with Denzel Washington.

[JDPriestly]

Made me think of the Bush family. Anybody agree?

[JANdad]

1. Hey Now!

Let's not go around disparaging drug dealers like that...OK?

I mean fer Chrissakes...

[JDPriestly]

5. Good point. Thanks.

[charlie]

2. I dunno

The bumbling brothers -- Neil, Marvin, Jeb, and Dubya -- have none of Denzel's sharp business acumen. They're ruthless like him, but he thrived because he had wits and foresight, not because he was merely mobbed up.

When I think of Bushco, I think of Goodfellas. A bunch with more appetite than brains -- "Fuck you, pay me!"

[JDPriestly]

4. You are correct, however, the brutality of the character that Denzel

Washington depicted, his obsession with loyalty, his cruelty toward anyone he considered disloyal and his greed and disregard for the law all reminded me of Bush and his buddies.

[stray cat]

3. Maybe the corrupt in the police force dealing with drugs that he brought down?