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.

Epic Fail Part Deux: The Accidental Governor and GOP Legislature Fail to Produce a Budget – Again

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "It's like déjà vu, all over again." — Yogi Berra. It's official. One month after the GOP-controlled Legislature and our Accidental Governor failed to produce a balanced budget before the constitutionally mandated July 1 deadline for the first time in Arizona history, and four weeks into a Special Session, Republicans have once … Read more

The GOP is a regional rump party

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll produced a fascinating result: Daily Kos: Birthers are mostly Republican and Southern   Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 7/27-30. All adults. MoE 2% (No trend lines) Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America or not? Yes      77 No     … Read more

Special Session Update: Sen. Jack Harper will trade his vote to stick it to Tucson; will Sen. Al Melvin and Sen. Jonathan Paton betray Tucson and its business community?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: OK, Here's what we do know. The Arizona House has already passed the 10-bill compromise budget with 32 Republican votes. Half the dirty deed is done. In the Senate, Sen. Ron Gould, Sen. Pamela Gorman, and Sen. Jack Harper were opposed to the sales tax increase, creating a 15-15 tie vote, spelling … Read more

Special Session Alert: Deal or No Deal?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Guardian (subscription required) reports that efforts by the Accidental Governor and the GOP insane clown posse leadership's effort to ram a complicated state budget though the Legislature stalled Wednesday night after leaders couldn't come up with enough votes to get the package through the Senate Appropriations Committee. Oops! Somebody couldn't … Read more