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: The GOP war on public employees

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported on the GOP war on public employees. Public servants feel sting of budget rancor: Here are two words you don't hear much lately: public servant. More and more, when politicians talk about government employees – whether they are federal, state or local – it is with … Read more

Arizona’s twin embarrassments rebuked with Democratic victories

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona's twin embarrassments, "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl, and "Senator McNasty," John McCain, each led the fight against a major initiative of the Obama administration: Kyl waged an incoherent partisan attack against ratification of the New START Treaty, and McCain waged a demagogic attack against the conditional repal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). … Read more

Breaking: Senate Ratifies New START Treaty

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In another major victory for the Obama administration — and for sanity — the U.S. Senate ratified the New START Treaty today by a vote of 71-28. Senate ratifies new U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty: The Senate ratified the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as New START, by a vote of 71 … Read more

Breaking: 9/11 first responders bill passed by Senate, heads to House

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You did it! You shamed Republicans into voting for the 9/11 first responders bill. Deal reached on aid package for 9/11 responders: After a last-minute compromise, the Senate passed legislation Wednesday to provide up to $4.2 billion in new aid to survivors of the September 2001 terrorism attack on the World Trade Center and … Read more

Action Alert: 9/11 first responders bill cloture vote today

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 came up for a vote a couple of weeks ago, all forty-two Senate Republicans voted to block the bill designed to provide health care for the men and women who rushed to "ground zero" more than nine years ago, and who … Read more