I like this analogy... but the only thing I see wrong with this is that when Ric gets injured... the horsemen still have to ride. And if they must ride with Arn at the helm, then so be it!

I like Sonny alot. was he aggressive... yeah, sure, but he had a right to be. I actually think that a sign of a good leader is decisiveness; which no one can argue that he was. And I also think Sonny's critical thinking is underrated, as well. I mean... going back to the Paulie situation... it seems (in the film) that no one even suspects Paulie "sold out the old man" except for Sonny and when he says it, it's kinda like people were surprised at his conclusion.