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.

Ax The Flat Tax Forum in Sierra Vista

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week Senator Paula Aboud (D-LD 28) took her Ax The Flat Tax forum to Sierra Vista. Flat tax would wipe out deductions aimed at low-income families | The Sierra Vista Herald: House BIll 2636 seeks to amend the income tax code and install a new procedure for figuring income taxes, explained Sen. Aboud. … Read more

President Obama to propose the ‘Buffett Rule’ for millionaires

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: “It's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning.” (Warren Buffett, 2006) Steve Benen writes at the Political Animal – Obama to push ‘Buffett Rule’ in debt speech: About a month ago, Warren Buffett, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, made a strong case in support of … Read more

The NRA Board of Directors: time for a little sunlight

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By Craig McDermott A new website, Who is on the NRA Board?, from the the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, highlights backgrounds of the members of the Board of Directors. Some of the names on the board are very familiar to the nation – Grover Norquist, the anti-tax zealot/corporate lobbyist Oliver North, one of the … Read more

Brewer turns the revolving door between lobbying firms and her staff into an open door

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings The Washington Post published a story this past week detailing a study that documents the revolving door between Capitol Hill staff rosters and lobbying firm staff rosters.  According to the study, nearly 5400 Congressional staffers have moved to lobbying firms in the last decade. I thought about commenting about … Read more

Frank Antenori’s war on the poor – the sequel

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last session, SB1380, a bill to require random drug testing for recipients of food stamps and welfare programs was sponsored by Sen. "Don't make me angry" Frank Antenori, R-Tucson. It passed the Senate with unanimous Republican support but died in the House. Antenori is promising to scare the villagers again in January by … Read more