It's called nerves.
For the record, I'm not really that concerned about the deal "not getting done". Even if I were, a little late for that.
I think most of the pessimism deals with the value of a divy considering the share structure (which no one can decipher what in managements control means), speculation of misrepresented PR's about buyback and of course the most obvious - EVERYONE WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE SYNDROME so they start picking away at the flaws in their dreams, we all do it.
In the end, I'm pretty confident I will make a profit, pay some bills and continue to enjoy life, hell I'd take a nickel profit in this economy and at the end of the day if I make $100, $10k, $100k or $500k it's still a profit.
I like to toy with my concerns on these boards, really their only value (besides any insider info - which is rare), and get others opinions (kinda like a support group). I think the most important aspect to remember is through all the negativity this is a pretty popular board lately, so most still "believe", this is just the common pre-stages of setting up for disappointment because if it happens it is perceived that it is easier to handle if you "already" have a negative attitude. Problem is that is more stress then simply waking up and saying, well that one failed, but of course we're human - we don't do that, if we did we'd be cat's (and they're no fun).
-Turbo