Just Like Charlie Sheen's, Left's Rants Are Delusional

IBD Editorials ^ | March 9, 2011 | LARRY ELDER

[Kaslin]

Charlie Sheen, at least, has an excuse. He's on a drug he calls "Charlie Sheen."

But what powerful hallucinogen inhaled by the left induces the mental fantasy that makes them believe:

Spending nearly a trillion dollars in "stimulus" money "created or saved" 3.5 million jobs?

A "tax cut" means giving checks to the nearly 40% of the work force that pays no federal income taxes?

Racism drives the Tea Party/conservative/right-wing criticism of a left-wing black president — who received more of the white vote than John Kerry, in every age demographic, and who at one time enjoyed an approval rating of almost 70%?

Government can "invest" in "green jobs of the future" better than can the private sector, can pick winners and losers better than the marketplace, and can do this while not rewarding those with political influence or punishing those without it?

The rich pay no taxes — even though the top 1% of income-earners pay nearly 40% of all federal income taxes?

Tax cuts only benefit the rich — even though they disproportionately pay the income taxes (see above)?

Federal and state budget problems can be solved by simply raising taxes on "the rich" and making them pay "their fair share"?

[griswold3]

All this is really upsetting my 88 yo German mother. This is causing flashbacks.

[longfellow]

I like when charlie was screaming “WHY ISN’T ANYONE TALKING ABOUT HOW BAD THE STUDENTS GRADES ARE INSTEAD OF WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE MAKING!” What a loon.

[BipolarBob]

Don’t eat the purple mushrooms on Planet Charliesheen, they’ll cause you to see things that aren’t there and tawk funny.

[GreatMan]

Ping

[xp38]

I heard he said he wants to marry a tree now since his 3 marriages to women didn’t work out.