Optimists

Now in his latest ad, called Optimists, Kerry sounds almost Reaganesque in his sunlit homage to the spirit of America.

Trail Mix: Another Comeback Kid? 2007

And those are called Optimists and Transcendentalists and

Letters of Franklin K. Lane Franklin Knight Lane 1892

Election: 2004, Bush/KerryAd: "Optimists" (for Kerry) There's just so much going on in this ad.

Image Is Everything 2007

In 'Optimists' a railroad man who shunts engines through the yard sees a hobo mangled on the tracks.

Fallen Creatures Kazin, Alfred 1987

* "Optimists" eye index at 5,800-plus by yearend-analyst

FTSE closes up on Basel deal, China output gains | Reuters 2010

'Optimists' still hold that with more energy in mine-sweeping the Allied fleet could have passed into the Sea of Marmara before the landings took place.

Army Rumour Service 2010

Optimists say it need not be a reprise of Iran; that it could look more like Turkey; that the term "moderate Islamist" isn't an oxymoron, at least in a relative sense.

Why Islamists Are Winning Bret Stephens 2011

Optimists point to signs of slowing inflation and expectations that Beijing could shift its policies back to a growth focus.

Auto Market Simmers in China Norihiko Shirouzu 2011

Optimists and pessimists over Istanbul's future tend to be divided along political lines, according to Hakan Yilmaz, a political scientist at the city's Bosphorus University.

Istanbul thrives as the new party capital of Europe 2011

Optimists say that wouldn't happen until the late 2020s, as Japan still has a huge income surplus and its shrinking population should keep domestic demand weak and promote saving.

Japan's Current-Account Surplus Falls Sharply Takashi Nakamichi 2012