While I agree with him in substance, I think it's also worth pointing out that the "negative nancy" has been a rhetorical device he's been using throughout his

While I agree with him in substance, I think it's also worth pointing out that the "negative nancy" has been a rhetorical device he's been using throughout his career. So instead of "What I see today horrifies me", it should more accurately be "What I've been seeing has consistently horrified me, to this day". No real newsflash here.