Meet Pete Snyder: One of Seven Republicans Running for Lt. Governor in Virginia
Snyder spoke to the Greenspring Retirement Republican Club on Tuesday
Tech entrepreneur Pete Snyder is running for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and for more than a half-hour Tuesday morning, he talked the talk with Republicans at the Greenspring Retirement Community in Springfield. "I want to rein in the size and scope of government," said Snyder. "You hear politicians talk about this all the time as budgets continue to rise. And when you look over the past 20 years, budgets in Richmond have grown by over 400 percent. The population of Virginia has only grown by 40 (percent). Something is out of whack. So, I want to make it a goal to rein government in by 10 percent. That's not that audacious, but the career politicians and others will tell you it can't be done. And that's the problem." Snyder, 40, a …
Sally Spangler
10:34 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Grin - for Fred - my Harrumph is a disgusted sound. Yes, I have more than a few ideas. I choose not to say them. Religious face offs are a waste of time and makes sure that there is an opponent to argue from whatever place or just maybe emotional thought of the moment. A stupid waste on here. If we (all of us posting here, that is) were to begin an argument on religion or what we perceive as our … more ›