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.

Special Session Update: another week of comtemplating their navels

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Special Session rolls into its third week on Monday. Don't anticipate any breakthroughs on the budget. A number of legislators are out of town attending the National Conference of State Legislatures' annual convention in Philadelphia. Sixteen Arizona legislators are expected to be in attendance. Special session kicks off 3rd week As … Read more

Goodbye Uncle Walter, we’ll miss you

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Death never comes easy, even when it is anticipated at the end of a long life well lived. Somehow it is just as tragic, accompanied by the grief of loss and mourning. I never met Walter Cronkite in person (one of life’s great disappointments), but growing up as a child in our … Read more

What’s really going on?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You are all probably aware by now that on Friday a bipartisan group of six senators sent a letter to the White House asking to slow down the process towards health care reform. This bipartisan group of senators consisted of Ben Nelson (D-NE), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), … Read more

Change the Debate: support single payer for a real public option

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has posted a letter at Daily Kos asking Americans who want real health care reform to change the debate and support a real public option – single payer health care. Healthcare: Change the Debate Support a Real Public Option Dear Friends, In mid-May, in an effort to reach … Read more

Harry and Louise are back – now in support of health care reform

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Harry and Louise are coming back to television screens across the country to talk about overhauling health care. This time, they've switched sides. Harry And Louise Back On TV, Supporting Health Care Reform: TV ads featuring the fictional couple played a big role in derailing President Bill Clinton's effort to revamp the … Read more