C-J on Republican hypocrisy

From yesterday's Courier-Journal:

State Agriculture Commissioner (and lieutenant governor wannabe) Richie Farmer has spent about $445,000 on 19 new vehicles for his department this year, including $35,340 for a Chevrolet Suburban for himself, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. All told, the department has a fleet of 206 vehicles, up from 178 in 2007, when Mr. Farmer removed the department's wheels from the state's vehicle fleet.

Note to Mr. Farmer: The state and nation have been in a deep recession. You may have been on the road and missed reports on this misfortune. Nonetheless, your fellow Republicans bleat ceaselessly about eliminating spending and waste. Most of state government is buying fewer vehicles and using the ones it has longer. Why aren't you?