For a Governor who creates online "dashboards" to measure goals he has set for the state, he gets a little evasive when it comes to one of his goals.
Last fall, Mr. Snyder called Michigan's system of health care "a broken system."
He said too many people in the state smoke, are overweight, and don't exercise.
To set a good example, Snyder said his goal was to lose 10 pounds by the end of the year.
Some time has passed since that speech, but I thought we should check in on the goal. Michigan Radio reporter Lindsey Smith sat down with Governor Snyder yesterday and put the question to him.
Here's his answer:
"I've lost some, but not enough," said Snyder. When Smith pushed for "poundage," Snyder wouldn't give it up.
It looks like his weight goal has gone the same way as another goal he set for the state in that speech last fall. He asked the legislature to set up a state health care exchange under the federal health care law: so far, this goal is out of his control.
