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.

New questions about hacking of the 2004 Ohio presidential election

July 26, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The court system sometimes moves at a glacial pace. Justice is not always served. And in this case, the critical witness died in a suspicious small plane crash a few years ago. We will likely never learn the whole truth. Bob Fritakis, an election law attorney writing at the The Free Press, … Read more

I’m not sure the Rawson campaign knows the meaning of ‘public right-of-way’

July 26, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you live in the City of Tucson you have seen the campaign signs for Tea-Publican Tucson City Council candidate Jennifer Rawson pop up around town in the past couple of weeks. Ms. Rawson apparenlty has some over-zealous campaign workers putting up her signs. I have seen Rawson signs attached to photo-enforcement camera poles … Read more

Nice profile on Wenona Benally Baldenegro in the Huffington Post

July 26, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We all receive the fundraising e-mails from former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (another one today) telling us how she is kicking Tea-Publican Rep. Paul Gosar's ass in fundraising to date. See, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar stunned by rival's fundraising (Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., reported total contributions of $221,289 for the three-month period while Gosar, R-Ariz., took … Read more

Countdown to the GOPocalypse

July 26, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In dueling speeches Monday night, "Where Obama spoke of compromise, Boehner made excuses for intransigence. Where Obama emphasized how much he had already conceded, Boehner detailed how little he was willing to give up. Where Obama argued for a grand bargain, Boehner declared his support for Cut, Cap and Balance [already rejected … Read more

Yes, let’s focus on the drivers of our debt! GOP economic policies

July 26, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: What I have been saying for years! Steve Benen has this excellent post today, Political Animal – The drivers of our debt: A leading House Republican recently proclaimed recently that policymakers should be focusing on “the drivers of our debt.” GOP officials ought to hope that doesn’t happen. Bloomberg News has a … Read more