Rand Paul may be the poster child for Teabagger hypocrisy.

From Kentucky.com:

 Paul, the Republican nominee, has been paid $130,461 in Medicaid funds since 2006, about one-third of the sum that he billed the program, according to the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which administers that program. Doctors' Medicaid billings often are disputed in part, leading to smaller payments than they requested.

Paul's campaign refused to say Friday how much he gets from Medicare. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it does not release such information to protect the privacy of doctors who are paid with public funds.

But Paul's campaign confirmed that he receives far more funding from Medicare than Medicaid, and roughly half of his medical income comes from the two programs.

On the campaign trail, Paul calls for the abolition of entire agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Education, while complaining that Medicare payments to doctors have been cut too deeply, making it one of the few government expenses he consistently defends.

"Physicians should be allowed to make a comfortable living," Paul told supporters in Louisville in May, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Paul's campaign chairman, David Adams, said the candidate's political and personal stances are not inconsistent. Paul is sincerely critical of government spending, but being an eye surgeon essentially requires him to accept Medicare and Medicaid patients, Adams said.

You know stuff like this just leaves me slack jawed. Rand Paul seems to have NO problem suggesting that the government disband the Department of Education and force hundreds of thousands of teachers out of their jobs. Yet without missing a beat he can turn around and bitch that cuts to Medicare are unfair because he needs money for a less ratty looking toupee.

"I want to cut wasteful government spending.  Just not wasteful government spending that affects me!"  Let's see how THAT looks on a campaign bumper sticker!

By the way I also believe that the Medicare program does not work very effectively and that it should increase how much it pays out to physicians.  However I also believe that the public school system is a vital program in this county, and if I had to choose between keeping teachers employed or making sure that Rand Paul received more money that would be an easy choice for me.

And this guy is the prodigal son of the Teabagger movement?  You know I think that tells me just about everything I need to know about them.  How about you?

Update: Of course next to this guy Rand Paul seems almost reasonable.