AZ BlueMeanie

The Blue Meanie is an Arizona citizen who wishes, for professional reasons, to remain anonymous when blogging about politics. Armed with a deep knowledge of the law, politics and public policy, as well as pen filled with all the colors stolen from Pepperland, the Blue Meanie’s mission is to pursue and prosecute the hypocrites, liars, and fools of politics and the media – which, in practical terms, is nearly all of them. Don’t even try to unmask him or he’ll seal you in a music-proof bubble and rendition you to Pepperland for a good face-stomping.

(Update) We Can’t Wait: Tea-Publican hostage taking of America is over

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Washington Post today has an editorial in support of Presdient Obama's recess appointments that lambasts Tea-Publican obstructionism for nullification. Obama’s justifiable ‘power grab’ on recess appointments – The Washington Post: [C]ritics argue that the president did not have the authority to make such appointments. Their proof? Every three days or so, … Read more

Romney Tax Plan: Robin Hood in Reverse

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Willard "Mittens" Romney is not just a member of the "one percent," oh no. Mittens is a member of the exclusive ".001 percent" of wealthy plutocrats. And he likes his wealthy plutocrat friends. A new analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center finds that the Romney tax plan is "Robin Hood in … Read more

Mitt-Math: Only count the positive

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Willard "Mittens" Romney has finally been called out on his bogus claim that he created "over 100,000 jobs" while at Bain Capital, a claim that fact-checkers have found to be unverifiable. It turns out that "Mittens" Romney is using newfangled "new math," Mitt-Math, in which you only count the positive. Steve Benen expains … Read more

December jobs report better than anticipated

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a hopeful sign, the December jobs report produced the kind of numbers that is slowly cutting into the mass of unemployment created by the Bush Great Recession. Steve Benen reports at the Political Animal – Job growth picks up steam, unemployment drops: Mitt Romney will probably find today’s jobs report from … Read more

Why does John McCain hate democracy?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John McCain grudgingly endorsed Mitt Romney to be the GOP nominee on Wednesday, and speaking Thursday on CBS' "The Early Show," said Republicans need to "get this thing done with as quickly as possible and get into the main event." Really? The Iowa Caucus is a glorified straw poll, not a … Read more