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.

Desperately seeking millionaire ‘ job creator’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember back when Republicans began their assault on the ineritance tax years ago? GOP wordsmith Frank Luntz renamed the inheritance tax the "death tax" and Republicans proclaimed that family farmers would lose their farms if the "death tax" was not reduced or repealed. Just one problem: when put to the test, Republicans … Read more

Desperate ‘Mittens’ Romney goes into a panic attack

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The strategy of shameless shape-shifter Willard "Mittens" Romney was to stay above the fray of the "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" and act like the presumptive nominee of the GOP running a general election campaign against President Obama while dismissing his GOP clown car opponents. Yeah… you see, Tea-Publicans really hate such … Read more

Court of Appeals punts AHCCCS cuts to the Supremes

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is a troubling trend in Arizona's courts in recent years. Whenever a court is confronted with a controversial political issue, rather than address the issue in a scholarly well-reasoned opinion, the court will simply enter an order and opinion with the full knowledge that the parties will appeal to the Arizona … Read more

Arizona Democrats to hold Presidential Caucus March 31, 2012

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Procedures for 2012 presidential nomination and delegate selection for Democratic National Convention PHOENIX — The Arizona Democratic Party has chosen not to participate in the 2012 Presidential Preference Primary Election. We agree with Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell and County Elections Director Karen Osborne that in these … Read more