Albert Hofmann, the Swiss scientist who created LSD--not to be confused with Abbie Hoffman, anarchist, member of the Chicago 7, and frequent LSD user--died Tuesday at the age of 102. He was living in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland, and, one can only assume, tripping balls at the time of his death.

Hofmann thought that his drug amplified inner turmoil, and in this way could be helpful in diagnosing and treating mental disorders. In that vein, let's take a look at some public figures, and see what kind of trip they might have if their inner problems were a bit exaggerated.

Bill O'Reilly - Visions of a giant loofah morphing into a falafel wearing lipstick. O'Reilly tries to have sex with said falafel, only the realize after the trip that it was a McDonalds bag and he is in a Wal-Mart parking lot.

Chris Matthews - looks in the mirror and realizes he's dressed like Hillary Clinton. He claws at his face to remove the make up, then adds more to cover it up, but discovers he has become the new Health Ledger version of the Joker. He calls
Keith Olbermann and whimpers, "Why so serious...?"

John McCain - has ultra-realistic fantasy of returning to Vietnam and gunning down all the "g-word"s he can find. Is then told by an aide he didn't actually take LSD.

George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson - They trip together, and find themselves on their knees in the center of a massive circle-jerk consisting of Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and the entire staff of the National Review. They are thrilled.