The doomsayers always win. Do you realize this? The doomsayers always win in a psychological sense. "What do you mean, Rush?" Well, let me explain it to you. I'm glad you asked. If it's bad -- if it is as bad as they say -- they will say, "I warned you. I told you it was going to be 100,000 dead, 200,000 dead. I told you!" If it isn't as bad as they say, if it doesn't end up being as bad as they predict, they then say, "It's only because we warned you to do what was necessary to avoid the threat."
They are never wrong. The doomsayers are never wrong; they always win. They've got an answer for everything. The realists, like me... I'm the mayor of Realville. I am Mr. Literal. This program is Realville. I am the mayor, governor, president, whatever. I'm an optimist. I can't help it. I have the optimist gene. We never win up against the doomsayers.
Rush calls it the Doomsayer Philosophy.