Those quotes are most certainly not repesentative of an objective unbiased open mind. At least you have saved yourself the trouble of needing to waste time reading the report when it comes out before you make up your mind.
When guys like you read the audit and just nod your head in blind agreement, you will be just as biased as those of us that ask the hard questions and have the data to back up our position. So people like to claim they have an open mind because it makes them feel superior, when in fact they simply don't have enough knowledge to form a coherent opinion they can defend.