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.

Reminder: Axe the Flat Tax! Forum on Thursday

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Panel to discuss Legislative plan to raise taxes on middle classWould cut taxes for those making over $100k annually State Capitol, Phoenix – Organizers in southern Arizona are gearing up to stop the Legislature’s Flat Tax bill – an income tax plan that will raise taxes on 8 out of every 9 … Read more

Response from the Arizona Democratic Party to Tea-Publican Abuse of Power

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic Caucus leadership in the Arizona Legislature released this press release late Tuesday: Democrats outraged by politician power grab and bullying of redistricting process STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – As the Republicans wrapped up a one-day chaotic special session to impeach citizen Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) Chairwoman Colleen Mathis, legislative Democratic leaders … Read more

Brewer and her Star Chamber remove the ‘Independent’ from the Independent Redistricting Commission

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Exhibiting complete and utter contempt for the voters of Arizona who enacted the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission by a citizens initiative in 2000 to put an end to just this sort of political gamesmanship, our lame-duck Governor and her Tea-Publican Arizona Senate Star Chamber engaged in the most heinous violation of the Arizona … Read more

AIRC Update: Action Alert

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last night the Governor's office announced that it would not call for a Special Session on Tuesday, but the governor's spokesperson said that she was keeping her options open. The political gossip rag The Yellow Sheet Report (suscription required) has a post about the Tea-Publican leadership making a last ditch effort today for … Read more