The purveyors of pessimism on the Potomac are little different from the transmitters of trepidation on the Thames. In both places powerful people ignore good news, accentuate the bad and seek to reap political advantage from the situation.
..And so did this guy:
"The world is a dangerous place to live not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." --Albert Einstein
Wow!
Was Albert Einstein ever right about that.