Welcome to the hornets' nest. You're getting a sense of the prolonged frustration that has simmered here for years and years. To many of us, optimism is like this distant oasis and we're damned parched after crawling through the desert for such a long time. Not a drink in ages. 

No reassuring words are going to lift our spirits. There's only one thing that's going to truly change our lives: MAKE IT RAIN!!!