By 1st Lt. Matt Spartz | Special to the Daily Herald
Published: 8/10/2010 12:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Army Lt. Matt Spartz, a lifelong Lombard resident, was deployed to Afghanistan in May with the 101st Airborne Division. A 2008 journalism graduate of University of Illinois, he is submitting occasional reports for the Daily Herald.
On a recent “Meet the Press,” host David Gregory seemed to try and pigeonhole Adm. Mike Mullen on the real objectives of the war in Afghanistan. Sparked by the recent striking picture on the cover …

Here’s what I don’t get:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is supposed to be money injected into the economy to “create new jobs as well as save existing ones, spur economic activity and invest in long-term economic growth, Foster unprecedented levels of accountability and transparency in government spending.”
The Senate (mostly Democrats) just approved a new $15 billion “jobs bill” to attempt to stave off growing unemployment and to create jobs. How is it that tax incentives are going to create jobs? If I’m a small business owner, …

One of my favorite Sunday past times is watching the political duke-outs on Meet The Press. Today’s episode definitely did not disappoint. Whereas I do lean to the political right, David Gregory of MSNBC is one of the hardest interviewers on TV.
As David Brooks mentions, Joe Biden’s interview was laughable. I’m not sure he had his usual coffee pick-me-up before the show.
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