D'Amato is the eminence grise (or perhaps the eminence noire ) of the corrupt Nassau County Republican machine.
D'Amato is the godfather of Nassau County's shady Republican apparatus.
mnli hypothesis: D'Amato is the godfather of Nassau County's shady Republican apparatus. premise: D'Amato is the eminence grise (or perhaps the eminence noire ) of the corrupt Nassau County Republican machine.