Oh, they see the glass half-full alright, they just see it half-full of hemlock!
Reagan80
The glass wasn't half-full during the Reagan years?(Oh, but now you're upset.)
These folks are dogs in the manger and yearn for EVERYONE here to be as miserable as they are. They aren't just masochists, they are beyond that term. It's the beat me/whip me/make me bleed from every pore crowd.