John Maynard Keynes and Obama

Keynes noted in Preface to Essays in Persuasion, 1931 that "if we consistently act on the optimistic hypothesis, this hypothesis will tend to be realized; whilst by acting on the pessimistic hypothesis we can keep ourselves for ever in the pit of want."

And that is why Obama overwhelmingly won the election and also speaks to the merit of the US that we are looking for sunshine, always have.