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.

Neocon McCain saber-rattling, threatening regime change – yet again

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Neoconservative warmonger who was the Washington patron of Ahmed Chalabi and the Iraqi National Congress and advocate for "regime change" in Iraq is at it again. Sen. John McCain is just another Neoconservative who gets off on saber-rattling and threatening war with anyone every time he gets a wild hair up his … Read more

When lying becomes acceptable as part of a politico-theology

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The utter falsity of a statement is no barrier to Republican leaders repeating it. And so it was Sunday, as South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham offered his version of the GOP's Uber Lie that tax cuts pay for themselves. Lindsey Graham Regurgitates the GOP's Tax Cut Whopper: Appearing on Fox News Sunday … Read more

Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s deficit-reduction alternative is superior to the Bowles-Simpson “chairmen’s mark”

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A liberal member of President Obama’s deficit-reduction commission released an alternative plan to reign in federal red ink, a proposal she says “protects the poor and the middle-class.” Deficit Reduction Alternative ‘Protects Poor, Middle-Class,’ Beats Obama Targets: Rep. Jan Schakowsky unveiled her plan last week an alternative to the proposal by the … Read more

The banksters of Wall Street are a “socially useless activity”

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The New Yorker this week published a thought provoking article by John Cassidy, What Good Is Wall Street? (Much of what investment bankers do is socially worthless) that examines the social utility of the banksters of Wall Street in our economy (excerpt)(emphasis added): Yet Wall Street’s role in financing new businesses is … Read more

Korea: 60th Anniversary of the “Frozen Chosin”

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: With the recent increase in hostilities from the "Hermit Kingdom" of North Korea against South Korea, it is appropriate to remember what has become known as the "forgotten war," the Korean War (1950-1953). November 26 marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The fighting around Chosin … Read more