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.

Food Safety Act rescued from defeat, headed for passage

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week when Sen. John McCain was yucking it up on the Senate floor about killing the omnibus spending bill, ostensibly because it contained "budget-busting" earmarks (actually less than 1% of the omnibus spending bill), much of the mainstream media's infatuation with this bogus earmarks crusade over the years led them to … Read more

Update: The GOP war on public employees

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: 60 Minutes on Sunday night aired a story by Steve Kroft about state budgets and the day of reckoning just around the corner when the federal stimulus funds that bailed out state governments begins to expire. Rather than a thoughtful piece on this subject, I was stunned that 60 Minutes essentially aired an … Read more

Status of New START treaty debate

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For those of you who are C-Span junkies, you have been treated to a nauseating display of dissembling and lies over the weekend by Arizona's twin embarrassments, Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain, as they tried to kill the New START treaty with poison pill amendments. They are truly reprehensible. Keep in … Read more

Barry Goldwater would kick their bigoted butts

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), allegedly once a voice of optimism for repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, called Saturday "a very sad day" before the Senate voted to lift the military ban. John McCain DADT Repeal Reaction: 'Today Is A Very Sad Day': "I hope that when we pass this legislation that we … Read more