Corleones and Bushes

On the start of our road trip to Tuscon, Gary and I passed by the old Silverado S&L building in south Denver (along I-25). We got to talking about Neil Bush and I pointed out that the Bush sons seem to parallel the Corleone sons in the "The Godfather"

George (dumb 1st son) = Sonny (dumb 1st son)
Neil (degenerate incompetent) = Freddo (degenerate incompetent)
Jeb (low-key hero, daddy's favorite) = Michael (low-key hero, daddy's favorite)

PLUS, Sonny started a big, bloody, unsuccessful mob war in "The Godfather" after a rival family tried to assassinate his father (The Godfather). Similarly, George started a big, bloody, unsuccessful war after a rival family (the Husseins) tried in 1993 to assassinate his father, President George H.W. Bush (The WASP Godfather). OK, Jr. didn't start a war immediately after, but did as soon as he had the power and opportunity).

In "The Godfather," Sonny's stupidity and bad temper leads to his own assassination, and Micheal comes in and, with cunning and bravery, saves the day.