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.

Senate filibuster reform fizzles under ‘bipartisan’ agreement

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the end, Senate filibuster reform was so much sound and fury, signifying nothing. The U.S. Senate is so irretrievably broken by the weight of its own archaic rules that it is incapable of reforming itself. A bipartisan agreement between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell only … Read more

AZ Republicans: With all of the state’s problems solved, time to move on to the feds, tribes, counties, municipalities and even HOAs

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by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …at least, that's the impression one might get from looking at the list of Sen. Frank Antenori's list of bill sponsorships and cosponsorships. He, and they, have done such a thorough job of running the state into the ground addressing the fiscal issues  facing the state, that he, … Read more

The revolution will not be Twittervized – we need real reporting now

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We live in an age of the most advanced technology in human history, and yet despite these technological advances in communications we are less informed today by corporate media conglomerates than ever before. The integration of e-mail, Facebook and Twitter into media reporting to interact with viewers has led to a degradation … Read more

‘You know what we need is a “spudnut” moment’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sarah Palin says "You know what we need is a “spudnut” moment." Homer Simpson could not agree more. "Mmm, donuts." Saying that the Soviet Union "won" the space race, and that the Soviet Union collapsed under the cost of the space race — that will get this clueless pretender in trouble with … Read more