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.

GOP lies on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The kid doesn't like it when you lie and he'll let you know it. Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly is correct, "they just don't care." Lying is just what Republicans do: THEY JUST DON'T CARE…. Perhaps the most exasperating aspect of health care debate was the incessant lying. An aggressive rhetoric fight over ideological … Read more

Trouble in Teabagger Land?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It appears that the package of anti-immigrant bills by Arizona's de facto governor and minister of hate mongering, Sen. Russell Pearce, may be dead — for this legislative session at least. The establishment Republican Party, i.e., members of the business community and chambers of commerce finally stepped up and said "Enough is … Read more

This isn’t about the deficit, it’s about an ideological attack on government itself

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Bruce Bartlett, former domestic policy advisor to Ronald Reagan and Treasury official under George H.W. Bush, has this informative post at his blog, Grover Norquist Vetoes Both Deficit Reduction and Tax Reform: According to a report in The Hill newspaper, Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist has received assurances from Republican leaders in … Read more

The Farley Report – March 22, 2011

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28): Thank you to the 1,700 fellow Southern Arizonans who received CPR and first aid training from the Red Cross last Saturday as part of Gabrielle Giffords' Save A Life Saturday. What a wonderful response to a terrible tragedy — … Read more

Students to rally today against $235 million in cuts to university budgets

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: From the Arizona Students' Association: Students to rally against $235 million in cuts to university budgets Students will rally against the proposed $235 million cuts to university budgets Wednesday, March 23 at all major university campuses. Students will ask their elected representatives to stand strong for education. The Senate’s budget proposal seeks … Read more