. ♪ crazy i'm crazy for feeling so lonely i'm crazy ♪ chris: the great patsy clivene.lk about optimism. barack obama ran as the optimist last time. but tough times. should it be more in sync with the story lines? chris: welcome back. even in the midst of the country's economic collapse from the fall of 2008, barack obama ran as the optimist. >> there's a moment in the life of every generation when that spirit of hope has to come through. when we -- we shed the fear and the doubt and we don't settle for what the cynics tell us we have to accept but we reach for what we know is possible. chris: winners are the optimists, the ones with the sun in their face and usually the ones who are outside, wind blown, not desk bound. both roosevelts, teddy, f.d.r., and even j.f.k. and george w. bush, opposed to al gore. obama upbeat and optimistic from the stunning crystal clear announcement in springfield, illinois, back in 2007. and then all the way. kelly, the problem the president has is these have been difficult times. these are his advertisements f. you will. how does he say th