I think very few people think that the majority of corruption cases in Chicago can be directly tied to the Outfit. Everyone knows the mob is a joke today and every time somebody stresses that fact, they think they're giving us some groundbreaking news. However, we do know that Blagojevich was a bookie who did work with people who were connected to the Chicago Outfit. I don't know if he really paid tribute to them as some have claimed, but it wouldn't surprise me. What people fail to realize, especially the ones who love to talk about how weak and dysfunctional the mob has become, is that it really doesn't take much to be politically connected. Your family can be in a thousand pieces with rats in every crew. All you need is one guy who knows one guy. If some associate in the Colombo family is on good terms with someone highly influential in the New York State Senate and this is a person who is willing to grant favors for money and other services, you then have serious political power. Maybe this is the case with DiFronzo. We don't know, but the possibilities are endless.