The Cost of Michigan's GOP Primary

myFOXdetroit.com - Never before has so much ink been used over $10 million and here comes some more.

Michigan voters will go the polls on Feb 28th to pick a GOP candidate for president. If the current trend continues, the election will likely be meaningless in that Mitt Romney will likely have the nomination wrapped up with a ribbon on it by then.

So your logical self might ask, why don’t we save the $10 million?

Tell your logical self to get lost.

The state Republican party is feverishly try to spin the notion that the election is relevant and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson tried to make it so the other day by adding the name of Barack Obama to the ballot.

Never mind that Michigan Democrats have decided to hold a party caucus to re-nominate the prez, thus avoiding a statewide vote, and the party will pay for it, not you.

But under the heading, Misery Loves Company, Republican Johnson ignored that and by law, she says she had to add the President’s name to the ballot. Well it didn’t take long for the state Democratic Party chair to blow the whistle accusing Ms. Johnson of trying to “drag “ the D’s into story.

Brewer correctly notes that once the voters figure out the $10 million is a waste of money and when they have to publicly declare their party preference before they vote, the you-know-what will hit the fan. Johnson wants to make sure, he argues, that the splattering is bi-partisan.

In another more subtle attempt to squeeze an advantage out of all this, Brewer is maneuvering to allow Democrats to cross-over and cast a ballot in the GOP primary. Talk about your party mischief.

Without impunity, Democrats could pick a Rick Santorum or another loser from the GOP field in an attempt to embarrass Mr. Romney in his previous own back yard. Now Mr. Brewer has long said he does not encourage attempts by Democrats to muddy the GOP waters.

But if you look closely, you can see his nose is growing.