It's tremendously hard for me to believe that Philly is on "solid ground." I give Joe Ligambi the utmost credit for stepping in and bringing respectability back tot he family after 25 years of turmoil, as he was exactly what Philly needed...a low key boss focusing on the traditional rackets of gambling and juice loans (not to mention much lighter sentences). However, he's still locked up and will possibly be in the can for much longer. Merlino is "bad for business" as his brash style and big red target for the Feds is exactly what Philly doesn't need. IF Merlino comes back onto the scene, it's a matter of time before the Feds ring him up and send him away for life. I'm also hearing that the Philly Mob Family has seriously been reduced in the city to strictly the South Philly neighborhood, not much more than that.