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.

Common Cause requests a U.S. Justice Department investigation of Justices Scalia and Thomas for a conflict of interest in Citizens United v. FEC

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: ThinkProgress reports Group Requests DOJ To Investigate Scalia and Thomas Involvement With Koch Corporate Fundraisers: Last October, ThinkProgress published a memo from Koch Industries detailing a secret meeting in June of 2010 organized by David and Charles Koch. The event brought together executives from Wall Street, the oil industry, and other large … Read more

Redistricting update: Friday meeting to select two more Republican nominees for the Independent Redistricting Commission

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by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings From the just-released meeting notice for the Arizona Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, the group that screens the applicants for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) – NOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will hold an emergency meeting at 11:30 a.m. on January 21, … Read more

Rep. Anthony Weiner on the popular Republican drinking game

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: During yesterday's Tea Party Temper Tantrum Day in the House to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) described the popular Republican drinking game wherein you take a shot every time a Republican says something that's not true. "Please assign a designated driver." I'm not sure this is a drinking game to … Read more

Governor Grim Reaper calls the wrong Special Session

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Governor Grim Reaper (as dubbed by E.J. Montini of the Arizona Republic) called a Special Session Wednesday for the purpose of throwing more people off of AHCCCS rather than a Special Session to reverse her GOP death panel for patients on the organ transplant list — an act which has shocked the conscience of the … Read more