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Those close to her said that Kaemmerer, who retired in 2003, was able to deal with the scrutiny and snide remarks because she was an optimist who saw the best in people.

“Maybe I'm a little too much of an optimist, but I feel like something is going to give with climate change,” she said.

And an optimist would point out the Lakers won 12 of 14 after the loss to the Spurs and then won eight-straight after losing to the Hornets.

But last night's outbursts give a very different picture, and this morning you'd be hard pushed to find an optimist in Westminster.

“The optimist in me would like to see him keep the promise of federal aid, but the realist in me doesn’t really trust it,” he said.