One of my favorite places to drive to is Canada. Hands down. It is an absolute treasure that we in the Detroit area should take advantage of. In just a half-hour we can be drinking better beer and driving faster. The posted speed limit for Ontario highways is 100 km, but believe me, everyone drives much faster than that.

And my favorite way to enter Canada? By bridge. The tunnel is fine but it's a bit more expensive and can cause anyone's claustrophobia to flare up. 

The Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron is fine and Sarnia can be a bit easier to navigate than Windsor, if you heading on to Toronto, which I usually am. No disrespect to Canada's border towns intended.

But from where I live the natural crossing site is the Ambassador Bridge.

Which leads me straight into the dangerous realm of politics and Proposal 6, which state voters will decide on Tuesday.

All I can say about Proposal 6 is this: Aren’t Republicans supposed to be pro-business? That's the main plank of their platform, for goodness sakes.

Why does Republican Gov. Rick Snyder not want Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun to continue doing what he does best: Be a successful businessman.

Snyder says a new bridge won't cost taxpayers a dime. I doubt that. And whatever money the state does spend on building, running and maintaining a bridge could be better spent on other areas -- like hiring police and teachers (as long as new hires get 401k plans instead of pensions but that's a whole other issue).

CNBC’s Robert Frank addressed the issue in his "Inside Wealth" column. Among other things he says: "Moroun can't be faulted for fighting off competition. That's what businesses do."