Sen. Al Franken swearing in ceremony

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Hailing from the state of Minnesota and great senators like Hubert H. Humphrey, Walter Mondale, and Paul Wellstone, you can all just indulge me this moment. The right-wing has attempted to smear Al Franken as a jokester and court jester — at the same time they promote Sarah Palin, a natural comedian … Read more

Special Session Day One: A rare moment of Zen (kinda)

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The only real surprise from the first day of the Special Session was how quickly the rank hypocrisy of the GOP Caucus was exposed. The all-in gamble by the Accidental Governor aka "Big Casino" by vetoing the entire K-12 budget and thus jeopardizing a July 15 payment to charter schools, a GOP … Read more

Health Care Reform Rally in Tucson on Saturday

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raul Grijalva is holding a Health Care Reform Rally on Saturday, July 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center, North Exhibition Hall. Real Coverage ~ Real Competition ~ Real Choices Real Reform Tucson Convention Center, North Exhibition Hall Saturday July 11th 11:30am-12:30 pm. Doors open at … Read more

Groundhog Day

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When the clock struck midnight on June 30, legislative leaders ordered the clocks in the Arizona Legislature turned off to suspend time so that it would still be June 30. Day 171 of the regular legislative session never occurred. On day 171, the Accidental Governor vetoed the budget of the GOP insane … Read more

Independence Day

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Happy birthday America! You're 233 years young. Celebrate the 4th of July.