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.

Wanker Bankers Own Capitol Hill

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The number two Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Richard Durbin (IL), lamented on Thursday that the banks "are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place." He was referring to the defeat of his amendment to a bankruptcy reform bill in the U.S. Senate yesterday … Read more

Why Elections Matter: Supreme Court Justice David Souter to Retire

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rampant speculation in recent weeks that Supreme Court Justice David Souter was contemplating retiring has now been confirmed. Obama Announces Justice Souter Is Retiring: President Obama announced this afternoon that Justice David H. Souter, the Republican-appointed New England jurist who has become a reliable member of the liberal bloc on the Supreme … Read more

Sen. Lindsay Graham: our Republican brand is tainted

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. John McCain's best friend forever (BFF) – shhh! Don't tell Phil Gramm, he thinks he is – added some more choice criticism of the Club for Growth conservatives in the New York Times today G.O.P. Debate – A Broader Party or a Purer One? Senator Lindsay Graham, Republican of South Carolina, … Read more

The finger-pointing blame game begins in the GOP

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Posted By AzBlueMeanie: I have never considered Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and George Voinovich (R-OH) as "moderate" Republicans, but if the conservative Politico blog wants to suggest that they are I will play along for purposes of this report. Republicans feud over Specter: Faced with a high-profile defection and the prospect of political irrelevance in … Read more

GOP Launches Second Rebranding In a Year

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: One of my favorite bloggers, Jon Perr at crooksandliars.com, reports today on the National Council for A New America GOP Launches Second Rebranding in a Year [T]he GOP is launching a national rebranding effort. As part of its National Council for a New America, the Party of No will host public forums … Read more