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.

Who speaks for the GOP? “No One” does

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gallup has a new poll out which asked the burning question, "Who is the main person who speaks for the Republican Party today?" Top response: No opinion   37% Next top response: No one 14% That's 51% of respondents who cannot readily identify who is the main person who speaks for the Republican … Read more

Poll: One in Three Republicans Have Soured on Their Party

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A USA Today/Gallup poll out Tuesday bears some scary results for GOP leadership: As much as one-third of their constituent Republicans view the party unfavorably. Poll: One in three Republicans sour on their party (h/t The Raw Story): Ever see an elephant cry? The poll shows 33 percent of Republicans have soured … Read more

What, are Graham and Lieberman in the photos?

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Raw Story is reporting that at a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-C.T.) threatened to shut down the Senate by blocking any further legislation unless their bill preventing the release of any further detainee abuse photos is passed. Graham, Lieberman threaten Senate shut down over … Read more

What Socialism? Putting things into proper perspective

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Conor Clarke at the Atlantic provides this invaluable perspective on the Wingnuttia hysteria that the U.S. is becoming a socialist state. It's not even worth mentioning. What Socialism Looks Like Have you heard that the United States is headed toward socialism? Jonah Goldberg says it is. Alabama Senator Richard Shelby says it … Read more