hah, you didn’t believe it, did you?  One of the news reporters said today that he’s never going to use that term again because every time he says that he’s optimistic about a deal, the whole thing falls apart.  

Our language has changed in other ways as well.  For example, when we say goodbye we always seem to add “Bsorot Tovot” -“May there be good news.”  It’s a bit of a religious expression, but it seems to suit even the atheists right now.