Going mad?
Nope. They went around that bend long ago.
Nor are they 'out of ideas'--there's plenty more where those came from.
All we are seeing is the veil coming off, their true colors and true faces being revealed in a frenzy of believing they have won the day, hearts, and minds of enough people to prevail.
What they don't realize, is that sooner or later, the people you are giving handouts to, resent you.
There is a day of reckoning coming, and it won't be pretty.