Lanny Littlejohn: Another RINO Retiring
S.C. Rep. Lanny Littlejohn (RINO – Spartanburg) – a reliable supporter of the big government machinations of S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell (RINO – Charleston) – will not seek reelection in 2010.
Littlejohn,67, made the announcement Monday night following a meeting of the Spartanburg County legislative delegation – an assemblage he took control of five months ago thanks to a flip-flop from conservative sellout Sen. Shane Martin (who flip-flops like it’s going out of style, people).
First elected in 1989, Littlejohn has held a seat on the powerful House Ways & Means committee since 2001 – where he has done the bidding of former chairman Harrell and current chairman Danny Cooper, two of South Carolina’s most liberal big government backers.
In fact, Littlejohn has played a lead role in approving several of the largest government spending increases in South Carolina history.
With RINOs on the run throughout South Carolina, however, Littlejohn is the latest big spender to see the writing on the wall – particularly in Spartanburg, once a haven for fiscally liberal Republicans.
For example, the 2008 elections in Spartanburg saw an influx of fiscal conservative lawmakers like Rep. Joey Millwood and State Sen. Lee Bright, both of whom are taxpayer advocates who actually walk the walk.
Of course two Republicans who ran on a fiscally conservative agenda – Sen. Shane Martin and Rep. Rita Allison – have been real let-downs.
Ironically, Littlejohn’s announcement came just hours after the S.C. Supreme Court ruled in his favor with respect to the county’s disputed delegation election.
Comments
By Calhoun Fawls on November 10th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Joey Millwood a conservative? Please. The guy advocates government spending money on private schools! How in the Hell is growing government like that conservative?
By Just the Facts Ma'am on November 10th, 2009 at 7:33 am
I’m sorry, FITS, but you’re wrong on this one. To compare a decent, polite, hardworking individual like Lanny to the childish Lee Bright and Joey Millwood is truly turning a blind eye to quality versus flash. If the best we have as representatives of true “fiscal conservatives” are Bright and Millwood, then we are truly in sad, sad shape. Watching them in action is like watching junior high students whose hormones are out of control and whose minds are in neutral. They can’t do enough to draw attention to themselves and make the issue all about them. I appreciate your attempt to force fiscal responsibility, but these guys are certainly not worthy hitching your horse to.
By Ba Ba Booey on November 10th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Have to agree with the comments above on this one. Will, I don’t know how much if anything you’re being paid to push Bright and Millwood, but it ain’t enough. You’re just making yourself look bad.
By baker on November 10th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
It seems obvious that Will Folks doesn’t have much perspective on Spartanburg lawmakers.
By the way, Joey Millwood and Lee Bright (and Democrat Glenn Reese) were over-ruled by the SC Supreme FIVE TO ZERO on the question of how the delegation’s leadership should be chosen.
Further, I seriously doubt Lanny Littlejohn is retiring because he fears losing to a farther-to-the-right candidate.
By Frequent Flyer on November 11th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Lanny Littlejohn is a true statesman always looking after his constituents. In 20 plus years of service never an inkling of impropriety on the part of Littlejohn. He was elected when the Dems ruled and he had to work the system to get funding for the needs of his district and while not the most fiscally conservative member he could never be accused of being a narcissist like many of the “new conservative” members that are serving now.
By weighing in on November 11th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I agree with all of the above comments. And you (FITS) need to spend more time with Bright and Millwood…Bright single handedly wasted so much money by holding the Senate hostage on arguing over a resolution on the 10th amendment…that has no impact on this state. It was all for show. Sure it sounds good, but if he wanted to do that he should have run for Congress, but instead wasted taxpayer dollars by hijacking the Senate.