Post in Hyper Drive on Effort to Cut Social Security and Medicare

The Washington Post is throwing all journalistic norms aside in its drive to cut Social Security and Medicare. It continues to hype the budget standoff as an ominous "fiscal cliff" and tells readers on the front page of its web site that it could provide a "magic moment" in which Social Security and Medicare can be cut. The piece begins by telling readers:

"Two years ago this month, the leaders of a presidential commission rolled out a startling plan to dig the nation out of debt. After decad...