Shoq Value » Achievements http://shoqvalue.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:16:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Shoq’s Dad Was A Filthy Liberal: Oh, And A War Hero, Too! http://shoqvalue.com/Shoqs-Dad-Was-A-Filthy-Liberal-And-A-War-Hero-Too http://shoqvalue.com/Shoqs-Dad-Was-A-Filthy-Liberal-And-A-War-Hero-Too#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:22:38 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=3326 …just to check in on her, as I try to do regularly, even if I don't need the free lunch. When I arrived, she was scanning pages of my Dad's war diary, a classic piece of memorabilia chronicling his 25 missions over Germany in a B-17 "Flying

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/Shoqs-Dad-Was-A-Filthy-Liberal-And-A-War-Hero-Too/feed 3 The 111th: The most productive Congress in decades, bitches! http://shoqvalue.com/111th-Congress-bitches http://shoqvalue.com/111th-Congress-bitches#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:37:28 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=2466 This morning, the always brilliant and ever-sensible Ezra Klein  wakes us up with this:

The 111th Congress refuses to go quietly into that sweet night. Friday, of course, saw the $850 billion tax deal sent to President Obama. On Saturday, the Senate broke the filibuster protecting the Don't Ask, Don't Tell rules. On Sunday, it

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/111th-Congress-bitches/feed 148 The Obama Achievements Project http://shoqvalue.com/the-obama-achievements-project http://shoqvalue.com/the-obama-achievements-project#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:23:25 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=2229 As the midterm elections approach, there is a need for a list of Obama Achievements that progressives can use for voter and media education efforts. The administration has had far more significant accomplishments than the media have given much notice to, and better information can and will help

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/the-obama-achievements-project/feed 97 Liberal Achievements http://shoqvalue.com/liberal-achievements http://shoqvalue.com/liberal-achievements#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:28:20 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?page_id=37

All or most were strenuously resisted by conservatives and many Republicans.

  • Interstate Highway System It wasn't Ike's idea. It was a liberal initiative begun in the '30s. Ike was a liberal.
  • Almost all of our Labor Laws (and All Child Labor laws)
  • The Marshall Plan
  • Environmental Laws
  • Freedom of Information Act
  • Workplace safety laws
  • The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944"

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