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.

Second chance at 9/11 first responders bill – demand an up or down vote!

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Forty-one of the 42 Republican Senators voted against cloture on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, with one Republican, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kentucky Kansas, abstaining. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) stepped around a first responder asking for his support, telling him “I can’t help you.” And then there … Read more

Jan Brewer’s approach to balancing the state’s budget: Abdicate…responsibility

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by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Sunday's Arizona Republic(-an Party press release outlet) contains an op-ed published under the Governor's name wherein she assesses the reasons for the inability of the state's elected leaders to balance Arizona's budgets. She looks at previously enacted cuts to… …the state's work force… …K-12 education funding… …University-level education funding… …prison spending… …child … Read more

Promise kept: DADT repealed

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today was a major victory for the Obama Administration on which much political capital has been expended: the Senate gave final approval to the (conditional) repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). Institutional discrimination against men and women proudly serving their country in the U.S. Armed Forces who happen to be gay … Read more

The DREAM shall never die

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." – Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Some had hoped the DREAM Act might have a good chance at passing following the death of Ted Kennedy — the … Read more