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.

Senator Obstruction puts a price in the GOP ransom note

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen reports that Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl puts a price in his ransom note: A month ago, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who is participating in the White House’s debt-reduction talks, said Republicans would expect $6 trillion in cuts over the next decade in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. … Read more

Tim’s got Pawlenty of nuthin’ but the same worn out GOP lies

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here is the headline you will read in your newspaper today, Pawlenty calls for tax cuts and smaller government role in economic address – The Washington Post. Yeah, don't bother. Ezra Klein has the reality based world headline for Tim Pawlenty's economic plan. Tim Pawlenty’s fantasy economic plan. Jonathan Bernstein adds at … Read more

Gov. Brewer opinion on emergency unemployment insurance benefits

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gov. Jan Brewer has consistently stated that she supports a one word amendment to Arizona's unemployment insurance statutes to continue an additional twenty weeks of emergency federal assistance for those whose unemployment benefits are set to expire at 79 weeks. This federal stimulus program is set to expire at the end of … Read more