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.

Yes, you can recall the Red Queen, Jan Brewer

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: So here's the scenario: Let's say that the Arizona Supreme Court rules that the Red Queen, er, Governor Jan Brewer, acted in excess of constitutional and/or legal authority by removing the chair of the Independent Redistricting Commission later this month, and reinstates Chair Colleen Mathis. That would be an express rejection of the legal … Read more

Congressman Raúl Grijalva on recall of Russell Pearce

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rachel Maddow pulls together the strings of reporting on "King" Russell Pearce that we have posted about here over the years into a tapestry of a short, concise summary. "The only thing that is harder to believe than the fact that Russell Pearce is gone now is that he was there in … Read more

Iran looming on the horizon?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted previously that this should be a question for the "Survivor – GOP Presidential Primary" debate on foreign policy this Saturday on CBS: Here's a question soon to be on everyone's lips: Why are newspapers in Israel reporting an "imminent" attack on Iran, Israel Questioned on News Reports It Is Eyeing … Read more

Who Owns Congress? (By most contributions over their careers)

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Mother Jones asks, "What if members of Congress were seated not by party but according to the industries which gave them the most money over their entire careers?" A fascinating article. Who Owns Congress? A Campaign Cash Seating Chart | Mother Jones: And