he digs me , and he knows that lex pinkston needs to be kicked in the shin and slapped every so often , if only to maintain the balance of power within the student body so that evil does n't get out of control ; the boss man sees this because deep down , prince tony is a good man-even if he is a wimp who plays both sides of the political fence-and like billy budd , prince tony needs a captain vere to protect him from the evil people in the world .