Thomas Sowell: The anger of the left is hard to comprehend, but
easy to define     The source of the anger of liberals,
"progressives" or radicals is by no means readily apparent. The
targets of their anger have included people who are
nonconfrontational or even genial, such as Ronald Reagan and
George W. Bush.  It is hard to think of a time when Karl Rove or
Dick Cheney has even raised his voice, but they are hated like
the devil incarnate.    The angry left has no time to spend even
considering the argument that what they call "tax cuts for the
rich" are in fact tax cuts for the economy.  Nor is the idea new
that tax cuts can sometimes spur economic growth, resulting in
more jobs for workers and higher earnings for business, leading
to more tax revenue for the government.  A highly regarded
economist once observed that "taxation may be so high as to
defeat its object," so that sometimes "a reduction of taxation
will run a better chance, than an increase, of balancing the
budget."  Who said that? Milton Frie