Originally Posted By: Binnie_Coll
deniro...without a doubt. without Humphries getting them into unions, and his political clout. the outfit would have never risen above a street gang like the 42s.


I think you're taking it a bit too far. The Outfit had plenty of political fixers besides Camel. If it wasn't Camel doing the fixing, someone else would have done it. He was an important and capable guy, but the outfit was a power before he became a power.