Thanks all. Edgar, I'm ready when you are. Of course I was just watching the Simpson's episode where Homer becomes Mayor of New Springfield, so I might just be inspired by that. Then again, Homer didn't really have anything to offer the people, so they all went back to Olde Springfield.
moral of the story: well, I'm not really sure what the moral is, but it something along the lines of the sum of the parts don't equal the whole or in probably really poor Spanish "Roy es rey" for a reason!