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.

Joseph Stiglitz on the coming GOPocalypse

July 8, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Economist Joseph Stiglitz is sounding the alarm of impending doom in Slate Magazine, The coming economic catastrophe: Why do we still listen to free-market ideologues?: Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology—the belief in free and unfettered markets—brought the world to the brink of ruin. Even in its heyday, from the early … Read more

The Very Serious People debate the wrong issue while jobs outlook deterioriates

July 8, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While the Very Serious People in Washington, D.C. along with their media villagers and Beltway boviators try to tell us that the national debt is the most serious problem confronting the country — it is not, Do nothing: Let the Bush tax cuts expire to reduce the deficit – The Hill's Congress … Read more

Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Hearing – Open Thread

July 8, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: OPEN THREAD. For those of you attending the AIRC meeting this morning in Phoenix you can post a play-by-play in the comments to this post to keep people apprised of what is going on. In addition, the AIRC provides a streaming video live feed at its web site. see Meeting Information. UPDATE: … Read more

(Update) Does the 14th Amendment preclude defaulting on the national debt?

July 7, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jack Balkin at Balkinization blog posts his awaited conclusions as to whether the 14th Amendment precludes defaulting on the national debt. It is not as black and white as the media villagers and commentariat believe, it is more nuanced. Under What Circumstances Can The President Ignore the Debt Ceiling?: The Fourteenth Amendment … Read more

The mainstream media is an echo chamber for GOP spin

July 7, 2011 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Since I live in Tucson, I unfortunately begin every morning with our sad small-town newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star. This morning there was an AP (all propaganda) article that the Star recaptioned GOP indicates willingness to deal on budget, and subtitled "Combative Obama casts foes as tax-break defenders." The Star rarely provides … Read more