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.

Anti-tax zealots trying to enforce Grover Norquist’s “no new taxes” pledge

June 28, 2009 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The East Valley Tribune Le Templar blog reports State budget countdown: Anti-tax groups lobby against budget plan: Anti-tax groups are trying to rally their members and supporters to slam state lawmakers with phone calls and emails that object to a “handshake deal” on the state budget between Gov. Jan Brewer and legislative … Read more

AZ GOP flat tax proposal will raise average Arizonan’s income taxes

June 28, 2009 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP insane clown posse leadership is asserting that their "flat tax" income tax proposal is "revenue neutral." A legislative report predicts that the flat tax will actually result in nearly a half billion dollar reduction in state income taxes in 2012 if enacted. Tax issues stall talks in House on budget … Read more

Budget Update: No Budget Vote Until Monday

June 27, 2009 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Senate has finished for the day and will reconvene on Monday at 9:30 a.m. The House is working through a series of budget resolution bills, but will not address the sales tax ballot measure or the flat tax proposal until Monday. We're going down to the wire on this budget. … Read more

UPDATE: March4Schools Coalition rally briefly shuts state house doors

June 27, 2009 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The March4Schools Coalition rally at the State Capitol building today caused a brief ruckus. Boisterous education rally briefly shuts state House doors Several hundred education supporters chanting "save our state" flooded the front of the House of Representatives this morning, prompting security to briefly lock the House doors. Your Arizona state legislators: … Read more

Action Alert: Bad Budget Compromise Being Heard Today, Rally in Opposition at The Capitol

June 27, 2009 by AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Geezus, I spend a couple of days in Phoenix attending the Arizona State Bar convention and all hell breaks loose (and I don't mean the wall-to-wall entertainment idol worship of the media villagers over the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson). No, as Michael Bryan reported, our Accidental Governor and the … Read more