Re: The politics is HUGE

I agree completely. I appreciate that Earl has given us the Iowa Pacific point of view also. A combination of the two proposals sounds like a win-win. But wouldn't they both have to agree and then make this combined pitch next Friday?
My biggest concern would be it all sounds great on paper but there needs to be one person where the buck stops for the operator. We all know about the committee who designed the camel...
Again I repeat the operator needs to have the commission contracturally bound to fund the capitial spending. The incoming operator has some leverage right now to make this happen, the commission needs an operator, the operator needs capital to maintian and improve the RR. If the States, Commission and operator can't see this clearly I would question the basis of any business proposal being put forth.
Let's just hope that the commission can put some of the politics aside and do the right thing for the RR.