wishful-thinking

Then there's a flaw in believability, but a flaw that's very appealing in a wishful-thinking way.

Dave Astor: Mary Shelley and 9/11 Dave Astor 2011

The conventional wisdom i.e. the consensus of wishful-thinking, generally liberal elite opinion makers is that it then goes nowhere.

Going after ObamaCare Jennifer Rubin 2011

Don't believe any of the wishful-thinking rumors about discussions between the Penguins and Atlanta Thrashers about Ilya Kovalchuk.

Deadline day: Who's buying, selling, standing pat 2009

For the same reason, their predictions are usually negative and utterly inconsistent with the utopian wishful-thinking that lies at the heart of virtually all contemporary political advocacy.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Life of the Libertarian 2009

When it comes to a made-for-TV spectacle, few days can stand with the NFL draft, where hope, hype and wishful-thinking long ago overwhelmed moderation.

Stafford gets the cash, but is he ready to be a money player? 2009

Then there's a flaw in believability, but a flaw that's very appealing in a wishful-thinking way.

Dave Astor: Mary Shelley and 9/11 Dave Astor 2011

Once everyone starts to look at reality rather than their wishful-thinking misinterpretation of what economics textbooks say it should be, we can start to move forward.

Outsourcing, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The wishful-thinking watchword of the settlers 'campaign against the Sinai withdrawal was the bumper sticker slogan "There will be no evacuation."

Bradley Burston: Trust the Settlers to Lose the West Bank 2010

"Against all the odds," says Mr. Brenton in his wishful-thinking program note, "it is a revolutionary play."

Two German Revolutionary Plays Restaged 2010

Many sellers put their home on the market at a wishful-thinking price, figuring they can just lower it later.

Three Alternatives to Raiding Your 401(k) 2010