The Mayor accused his Democratic rival of resorting to personal attacks.
Last week, the Mayor repeatedly accused the drivers of holding the city and the school system hostage.
What changed is that when the Chancellor complained about cuts, the Mayor no longer accused him of crying wolf.
The Mayor accused the press of singling out the bundlers "as if they did something evil."
The Mayor accused the Council of trying to strip his office of management positions.
The Mayor and the Speaker both accused each other of refusing to talk about a compromise.
It was good public relations, particularly for a Mayor often accused of being insensitive to minority groups, but apparently even better politics.
The new forecast left the Mayor and the Council accusing each other of forcing a possible tax increase.
At that time, the Mayor accused the legislators of jeopardizing services to their constituents.