No insinuation at all. It's an assertion. If you think that's McCarthyism, you need to do some research on that notion. After all, isn't that the fundamental difference that separates you and (the new, post October) 2da, from the likes of Jesspro and rurik (and me)? I mean, would there be a discussion on this board if we all had the same expectations? And wouldn't you say that "optimism" vs "pessimism" is as good of a descriptive shorthand as any?