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.

GOP “death panels” in Arizona

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Countdown with Keith Olbermann dedicated its first two segments Friday nght to Arizona's AHCCCS transplant controversy — budget cuts made by the Republican-dominated legislature and signed by governor Jan Brewer ending transplant coverage for people on AHCCCS because no insurer will insure them. It was a cold cost-benefit analysis: so few people … Read more

White House White Board: The Rebirth of The American Auto Industry

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the President’s tough decisions on the American auto industry in light of the General Motors IPO. The New York Times reports that "American taxpayers’ ownership of General Motors was halved on Wednesday, and billions of dollars in bailout money was returned to … Read more

The unreality of the Beltway bubble

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you have ever wondered why Congress is so out of touch with average Americans and serves only the interests of the wealthiest Americans, Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org) has the answer. Congressional Members' Personal Wealth Expands Despite Sour National Economy – OpenSecrets: Despite a stubbornly sour national economy congressional members’ personal … Read more

The Arizona Republic kisses Kyl’s ass

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a mendacious editorial opinion today, the editors of the Arizona Republic kissed Sen. Jon Kyl's ass instead of calling for his head for putting partisan party politics ahead of the national security of the United States. Senate, Obama can achieve arms deal: A new nuclear-arms reduction treaty between the United States … Read more

Dems to vote on just the Obama middle class tax cuts

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Greg Sargent at the Washington Post's Plum Line reports today Dems will vote on just middle class tax cuts, Hoyer says: Steny Hoyer, the number two in the House Dem leadership, told Democrats at a caucus meeting this morning that they would get to vote this year on just extending the Bush … Read more