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.

The GOP’s ‘Ayn Rand Budget’ vs. Jesus

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been writing about the GOP's alleged boy genius, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and his GOP Roadmap to America's Ruin for more than a year now. The GOP budget Ryan drafted was approved by all but four Republicans in the House and all but five Republicans in the Senate. Recently the … Read more

The First Tequila Party Rally Tonight in Tucson

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: (A quick note to The Tequila Party: send a press release if you want anyone to know about your event). The Tequila Party (TTP) is holding its first national Tequila Party Rally in downtown Tucson this Saturday, June 4, 6:00- 9:00 p.m. at La Cocina Restaurant (Courtyard), 201 N. Court Avenue, Tucson … Read more

Did anybody notice…?

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …that Rep. Paul "I'm a millionaire" Gosar (R-AZ1) pushed an anti-Davis-Bacon Act amendment to the Homeland Security funding bill passed by the House this week?  The Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on public works projects are paid the "prevailing wage" in their area.  The amendment failed, even with … Read more

An infuriating post about corporate tax cheats

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I recently received a letter from the IRS kindly informing me that I made a miscalculation and that I owe them a small sum of money (less than the cost of a tank of gas). I totally disagreed, but I paid it anyway because the small amount was not worth the aggravation and … Read more

GOP ‘austerity’ measures put the brakes on job recovery

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen breaks down the May jobs report. Political Animal – Jobs landscape deteriorates, unemployment up: In the first four months of 2010, we saw steady and encouraging growth in the job market, and optimism was high. Then May came and the job market faltered badly. This year is starting to look … Read more