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.

Update: GOP to target women and babies

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Now that's what I'm talking about! Pay attention Howie. Your stenographic reporting on our de facto governor, Sen. Russell Pearce, and our lame-duck governor, Jan Brewer, is becoming embarrassing. Proposal to change 14th Amendment draws fire and support. The Arizona Capitol Times and the Arizona Republic demonstrate the proper way to report … Read more

Report: Arizona’s budgeting politicized and short-sighted

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by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Don't be surprised if the other writers at Blog for Arizona chime in on this one – it's that important.   ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy and Brookings Mountain West, a joint enterprise of both the Brookings Institute and UNLV, have released a report on the long-term … Read more

GOP to target women and babies

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today is the big day for racists, nativists and descendants of the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party of the 19th Century. It's "anchor baby day," when all their racist, nativist, anti-immigrant hysteria and hatred comes pouring out of the dark recesses of their souls to spew their bilous hatred for the yet-to-born innocent children … Read more

Update: The Senate filibuster reform package

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here is a first read of the Senate filibuster reform package that Democrats will offer from Greg Sargent at the Washington Post's Plum Line, Here it is: The filibuster reform package!: Here's a copy of the filibuster reform resolution that Senate Democrats will introduce later today, sent over by an aide to … Read more

Senator Obstruction’s protege profits from selling Senate filibusters

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, has been prolific in his abuse of Senate procedure to obstruct the people's business in Congress. This Jedi master of abuse of procedure trained his former aide, Steven Duffield, in the dark side of the force.  Senator Obstruction's protege is now the president of Endgame Strategies LLC, a D.C. lobbying firm … Read more