In case you have not already seen it, Michael Miller attempts to create a scorecard on the alliance and provides some history on what is going on with the city. A good read.
http://www.toledofreepress.com/2008/10/03/blockbeiner-stacks-the-deck/
Blockbeiner and the Confederacy of Dunces
By chrismyers - Posted on October 4th, 2008
Chills up my spine indeed....thanks for the link...