and the valley district that i represent, you have some impact on the community questions that have to be asked and answered. that s part of the struggle as well. and i think it s been unfortunate, frankly, that a lot of the folks have been dismissed as people who have isolated concerns. it s appropriate and understandable people are going to say how is this going to impact my town, my neighborhood, my home. the high speed rail authority has struggled to provide good answers. it s an immense challenge. it s an engineering challenge. it s a management challenge. and it s a political challenge. i think it s fair to say, though, that up till now, california has struggled to put a team together to manage those challenges effectively. that s why what a lot of us think is a good idea is struggling and facing a difficult year ahead. but the interesting thing, senator, is this is tutorial to a lot of the things that happened between the desire for jobs, the desire for