The CRC post-mortem, day 5: Senator Courtney says the bridge is down for the count

As the Columbia River Crossing debacle deepens its groundward face plant, its supporters' rush to the exits continues.  The latest is Senate president  Peter Courtney, who states that the CRC project doesn't have the 16 votes that it would  need for the Oregon Senate to resuscitate it.  Even Governor Kitzhaber's support for the CRC is sounding tepid; by giving the legislative assembly a fixed deadline to act or to shift the focus to other highway projects, he's given them his implicit approval to put an end to the CRC, yet maintained the ability to plausibly deny that he's no longer a fervent supporter.  The end is near.