"Since enabling bills died in a state Senate committee last fall, Snyder has been seeking a way to authorize Michigan's participation in the $2.1 billion New International Trade Crossing project without going through the Legislature -- where Republicans have long opposed the span.

The governor's office declined to discuss specifics.

"It is still all very much in progress. Conversations continue," said Geralyn Lasher, Snyder's press secretary. "There are different options out there. We've said all along we're exploring the options available to us."

A pot of gold perhaps, as a reward for sticking his neck out politically and doing something that makes no sense from an economic return perspective.  It seemed that no one would persist against such headwinds of common sense, and for so long, unless there was a golden ring to reach for.  A Holy grail perhaps.

But at this point I do not believe it is something so simple as corruption and graft.  I believe he is capable of it, as anyone MUST BE who so abuses the public trust with taxpayer funded operations like the MEDC or MEGA.  But after examining the potential toll revenues, traffic patterns, and economic health and manufacturing strength and trading potential with Canada, it occurred finally that no other reason for this ongoing obsession could possibly explain his willingness to plod forward with such a loser of a deal for Michiganders and their children's economic dowry.