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.

What the Occupy Wall Street protestors are angry about – in charts

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Henry Blodget has a must-read article at Business Insider which explains Here's What The Wall Street Protesters Are So Angry About… in charts: So, what are the protesters so upset about, really? Do they have legitimate gripes? To answer the latter question first, yes, they have very legitimate gripes. And if America cannot … Read more

AZ Dem Chair Andrei Cherny on the GOP hissy-fit over redistricting

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP negotiating position is essentially "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is negotiable." As you might imagine, this is not a "good faith" bargaining position. It reflects the Tea-Publican's sense of entitlement to lord over us all, "as God intends it." This authoritarianism is undemocratic and un-American, and should be … Read more

Sorry, Johnny, federal regulations are not causing unemployment

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Thursday, Sen. John McCain called for a "moratorium" on federal regulations which are "costing businesses billions and billions of jobs." No, really. The United States only has a population slightly more than 300 million people, so this is gross exaggeration by Grampy Crankypants. So is his assertion that government regulations are … Read more