Welcome back, Johnny!
You're absolutely right about the connection between the two Pats. I posted a long time ago that, in the GFII era , Nevadans in public office who traced their families back a few generations thought they owned the state, could get away with any kind of questionable behavior, and had the right to lord it over any "newcomers." (BTW: Olivant said some Texans had the same attitude.) How else explain how Geary, a crook, a bribe-solicitor and a whorehouse patron, could lecture Michael about "coming out to this clean country, oily hair, dressed up i silk suits, and pass yourselves off as decent Americans." But Geary was a "decent Nevadan" by his definition. Same with County Commissioner Pat Webb, who knew he had the right to impose his incompetent, useless brother in law on Ace in a forever job.