Originally Posted by hoodlum
Agreed , that is a given .Paul was a smart man..abeit also dumb.. in being conned into a lure such as he had,,& also making Tommy B \ilotti his # 2 ...that was not 2 smart...he should have double thought his moves...maybe made Tommy Gambino his underboss & all the dominoes would have fallen in place.

Well i agree about Bilotti. They were an odd couple and polar opposites so its weird that he was Pauls right hand man. Obviously Paul wanted some muscle around him all the time but giving him such a high position wasnt too smart. Im not trying to say Paul was a great boss BUT i think Carlo wanted someone who would take the family more into white collar crimes and wouldnt be flashy. Neil was well respected but he was at the core a street thug and was constantly under indictment.