“Environmental groups like the Center for Native Ecosystems, by contrast, have already criticized the USFWS's population estimate as Pollyannaish.”

“I do not want to sound Pollyannaish, but unless we have peace-building from the ground up, then this will be a perpetual conflict.”

“It may seem Pollyannaish to find anything positive about the current political landscape, but this could be seen as a moment of opportunity for progressives.”