Imagine what it'd be like if TonySoprano and like-minded gangsters were running a large country, and you have a good idea of what Russia is going through today.
The housing crisis that hit with a vengeance in 2008 gave Washington its chance to unleash its regulatory power on mortgage lenders in a manner that would make TonySoprano proud.
James Gandolfini as TonySoprano, the headshrunk head of an organized-crime family, drew an estimated 13.4 million viewers, and was believed to be the first time an HBO telecast drew a larger audience than any of the broadcast networks at the same time.