re: how about some links to back up your claims?
I couldn't find the specific link, but it's probably out there somewhere, unless it's been deleted within the last couple of years.
This one talks about 2.5 billion lunar mission:
http://www.marsinstitute.info/rd/faculty/dportree/rtr/mm21.html
Oh, this talks about it:
"Per the "Goldin Challenge" to produce a viable mission architecture
within a project budget of $1 billion, that is the Lunar Millenium
Initial Program's specified maximum budget."
http://www.retro.com/employees/gherbert/Space/LunMil/Moon2k5.21
And there is the reference at Wade:
http://www.astronautix.com/articles/bygemoon.htm
