Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The last time Congress allowed the debt ceiling to elapse was November of 1995, when the Gingrich-led House attached cuts and conditions to a debt-ceiling increase that were unacceptable to the Clinton-led White House, The standoff continued for four months, requiring the Treasury secretary, Robert Rubin, to do some extraordinarily fancy fiscal … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am going to take a moment of personal privilege to remember one of my childhood heroes, Minnesota Twins legend and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, who lost his battle with cancer today at the age of 74. Thank you, Harmon, for being my inspiration and my hero. Thank you for all … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raúl Grijalva has launched a weekly video update on current affairs. This week's video update is on the DREAM Act and rising gas prices.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from Las Adelitas Arizona PAC. To purchase tickets in advance and to RSVP, please contact Laura Dent.

Posted by AzblueMeanie: Remember last month when the Tea-Publican Congress held America hostage to leverage "historic" budget cuts before agreeing to pass the FY 2011 Budget? Despite all the gallons of ink and pixels used by the "lamestream media" to describe the budget deal as "historic," it turns out the media villagers got it all wrong (you're … Read more

Posted by AzblueMeanie: How could I not post this in response to this headline? Will sombebody please make the spoof video? GOP to Newt: Leave Paul Ryan Alone! The melee ignited by Newt Gingrich's condemnation of the House GOP budget as "right-wing social engineering" is intensifying as Republican leaders, conservative editorial pages, and right-leaning pundits … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jay Smooth at illdoctrine.com tellin' it like it is. Right on!