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.

Charts to explain the budget deficit debate

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The deficit peacocks are all squacking that we need to cut discretionary social spending and entitlement programs (social security and Medicare), while simultaneously saying that defense budget cuts are off the table and tax increases are off the table. These deficit peacocks are not serious about deficit reduction. They only have an … Read more

Update: T-Paw’s Flaws

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Republican governor of Minnesota Arne Carlson is a man on a mission. He wants the world to know the truth about former Republican governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty. He is not the mythical figure that the Washingtom media villagers and Beltway bloviators are creating. T-Paw's record is not what he claims. Arne Carlson was a … Read more

Former Palin aide pens tell-all book – Tuesday release

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oh dear God, this is all the chattering class will want to talk about for the next week. AP Exclusive: Former Palin aide pens tell-all: "Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years" is due out Tuesday and based on tens of thousands of emails that Bailey said he … Read more

A little less talk and a lot more action on jobless benefits, governor

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tick tock, governor. Time is of the essense — you only have until the end of this week to forestall emergency unemployment insurance benefits being disrupted late next month. Or terminated, if the Arizona Tea-Publican legislature fails to act in a special session. Governor Jan Brewer says she wants a special session to … Read more