Whatever else Merlino lacks, and one can argue he lacks a lot, he does have a loyal following. Another way he's like Gotti, I suppose. Besides, I'm not sure either the Scarfo era guys or those that came after really want to have another war. Not worth it at this point. To quote one female relative of one of those guys, "they would be fighting over caskets or prisons cells." Probably true now more than ever.