Bouts does his best to keep optimism alive and so far has not been proved wrong, he looks forward and based on what he sees he calls the future good.
What reason do people have to call him a pump and bump ( bump ? have another whiskey ! ) are you a bump on a log ??
Seems to me just like Bouts is positive some seem to be nothing but negative, sour grapes will leave a bad taste in your mouth, we all want sp to go up perhaps patience is needed as things get worked out.
And no, I am not from California, I am not gay and I am not a democrat :)