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.

Tea-Publicans ‘All In’ for Ryan Express Trainwreck

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "You want to get crazy? Let's get crazy!" That seems to be the emotional maturity of Tea-Publicans. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the GOP's Flim-Flam Man on the GOP budget, has been roundly criticized from serious conservative and liberal economists for producing a budget that is based upon fantasy and does not achieve … Read more

President Obama on his long-term balanced budget plan

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the White House blog President Obama’s Framework for $4 Trillion in Deficit Reduction: Today, President Obama gave a speech at the George Washington University and laid out his plan for a balanced approach to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over twelve years, based on the values of shared responsibility and … Read more

Update: The Congressional Progressive Caucus on ‘The People’s Budget’

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Possted by AzBlueMeanie: The other day we told you about The Congressional Progressive Caucus on The 'People's Budget'. Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Mike Honda posted this follow-up piece at the Huffington Post. (Still waiting on our sad small-town newspaper the Arizona Daily Star to interview Congressman Grijalva about "The People's Budget.") Rep. Mike Honda: The … Read more