pollyannish

But this notion that the "big media" screws all these things up all the time is a bit "pollyannish" and amateur, frankly.

Big News Orgs Help Bush Whitewash History Of Iraq War 2009

Similarly, "pollyannish" (OK, that might have been gratuitous, sorry) was describing the optimism, not the person (obviously, since I don't know him).

"if obama wins, will you return to the u.s.?" 2008

The progressives who support this man are blinded by their disdain for anyone who actually will work within the process to create real change and by their pollyannish idealism which Mr. Obama's rhetoric and style seem to embody.

Obama: Hillary Voters Will Support Me When I'm Nominee 2009

That is so deliciously pollyannish, I could just eat you right up.

Penn: Pennsylvania Will Show That Obama "Really Can't Win The General Election" 2009

I know it sounds a little pollyannish or new-agey, or at least a little grasping-at-straws-y.

Ups and downs « knitnut.net 2009

No. The acknowledgment that compromises are part of the process, and pollyannish standards are unrealistic.

A Time-line Of Obama's Statements On FISA 2009

I don't want to be pollyannish about racial issues, but since the mid-1990s, race is viewed through a slightly different prism in Illinois.

Obama Passes Over Black Candidate To Endorse Daley 2009

Wouldn't you be happier at HillaryIs44 where there are other people who share your pollyannish outlook on the Clinton campaign?

Hillary-Backing Group Launches Ad Ripping Obama On Health Care 2009

This is, however, pollyannish view of the situation.

Pamela Samuelson: Google Book Settlement 1.0 Is History 2009

I know it may sound a bit pollyannish, but I thought one would not bring their "A" game or that one would get complacent and that didn't happen.

What McCain Didn't Do At The Debate: Force A Sarah Palin Moment 2009