>The indominitable, war-scarred Jack Reacher is talking to CIA agent Casey Nice- a gorgeous 28 year old- about an upcoming mission:
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>JR- Hope for the best and plan for the worst.
>CN- Which is it going to be?
>JR- It's going to be the same thing it always is.
>CN- Which is what?
>JR- Somewhere in between

Same way in politics- Never as bad as the losers say and never as good as the winners say.