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.

Labor Rally Today at The Capitol – Defend the Merit System

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Message from the Arizona AFL-CIO: I wanted to put you on alert. Just as the state legislature is wrapping up its work, Governor Brewer is planning to rush through a plan to strip state employees of their rights at work. This week, Governor Brewer plans to present a nearly 300-page bill that would … Read more

Scathing Senate Committee Report About the Banksters of Wall Street

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed this story last week, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a scathing 640-page report regarding market manipulation by the banksters of Wall Street, based upon a review of tens of millions of documents over two years. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, accused … Read more

Arizona legislature week in review and preview of the upcoming week

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings This is a long post, so grab a beer (or your favorite beverage of choice) before settling down to read this one… 🙂 As the legislative session enters its (expected) final days, they're getting ever more creative in the ways they push through their favored bits of legislation. … Read more