Add columnist John Brummett to those skeptical of Highway Commission Chairman Madison Murphy’s assertion that every single one of the Highway Department’s state car fleet for administrators is a necessity. Add him also to those who’ve observed the staggering hypocrisy in Murphy’s defense of featherbedding for the agency he oversees despite a long history of decrying government waste.

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