Shamus Cooke, Common Dreams, December 25, 2011 Politicians are attacking Medicare and Medicaid on all sides - Democrats and Republicans alike. Obama's national health care bill will slash hundreds of billions from Medicare over the next decade, an act supported by so-called "progressive" Democrats. Soon after this "victory" Obama created the Super Committee to balance the budget, which included automatic  "triggers" - if no decision was reached - that are now slated to cut $600 billion more from Medicare. 

On a state-by-state basis, Medicaid - a program that provides health care to the poor - is being cut in virtually every state ... Uniting