As usual the Rude Pundit nails it, it being Sarah Palin’s despicable lies about President Obama’s plans to bring affordable health care to the country.

As usual, most of the RP’s rant fails to meet our high standards for public decency, but here’s a portion suitable for tender ears except for one little word. Pretend you didn’t see it.

From the Columbus, Ohio TV station WBNS, here’s a story about Margaret Druko, a woman with a four and a half year-old child with Down’s Syndrome. Druko had to quit her job because child care centers wouldn’t take her daughter. The only insurance she could get was for catastrophic care at $5000 a month. “Margaret said insurance companies told her Emily was considered a death risk. Without health insurance Margaret couldn’t afford to pay for Emily to continue with her physical and occupational therapy. The Drukos go without medication for themselves because it’s just too costly.” The final fuck-you-Sarah? That story is from two weeks before Palin made her statement.

Or, in other words, ex-Governor, the death panel is there. It’s called “the profit margin.” Indeed, if the Grukos were a bit poorer, they’d qualify for government-run health care. Which would ensure that their daughter gets the care she needs. Denial of private insurance coverage because of Down’s syndrome is unsurprisingly common. That’s called “rationing.”