Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tick tock, governor. Time is of the essense — you only have until the end of this week to forestall emergency unemployment insurance benefits being disrupted late next month. Or terminated, if the Arizona Tea-Publican legislature fails to act in a special session. Governor Jan Brewer says she wants a special session to … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star today has a guest opinion by Dr. Eve Shapiro and Dr. Matt Heinz (D-Rep. LD 29) arguing that It's wrong – and costly – to drop people from state Medicaid plan: A lawsuit has been filed in the Arizona Supreme Court to block Gov. Jan Brewer and the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you this was about to happen last week. The GOP's Gimmicks-R-Us "Balanced" State Budget About To Be Blown Up. Three public-interest law groups argue in a special action lawsuit filed with the Arizona Supreme Court on Monday that Governor Brewer and lawmakers have no legal right to freeze enrollment or … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the wake of the GOP presidential primary debacle, two more names are now being floated as possible contenders, both of whom are polarizing figures. Chris Cillizza reports that Texas state's rights secessionist "Governor Goodhair," Rick Perry, is now getting a second look. Will Rick Perry run for president in 2012? – … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ruh-Roh! The Russell Pearce Republicans are going to blow a gasket when they learn that former Utah governor Jon Huntsman said the Idea Of A Border Fence ‘Repulses’ Him: Former Republican Utah Gov. Jon Hunstman [and GOP candidate for president] has strong progressive streak that he may prefer people forget as he … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Now that the GOP's prophesied savior Mitch Daniels has bowed out, the GOP has turned to its latest savior-of-the-week in former governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota. Republican Tim Pawlenty officially announced today he's getting into the 2012 presidential race because "America is in big trouble" and he believes he has the managerial … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Occasionally I have to remind people of our policy "do not feed the trolls." Our newest troll — you all know who — has an IP address that comes out of Saddlebrooke through Western Broadband, LLC. Clearly part of Cap'n Al's merry band of loyal looneys in Saddlebrooke. Or is it… …Cap'n Al … Read more