miter - agree.  also why does not cb publish an article on the cumulative cost of delays of the project caused by external forces, such as lingle not signing off on the eis  for over a year, frivolous lawsuits by cayetano, et al and keleikini.  these folks deliberately caused delays for over 3 years and increased cost for additional eis studies and litigation cost, delay costs for existing contracts and rising costs for future contracts.  these folks are directly responsible for increasing the costs of the project, but nobody is blaming them for the increased costs.