The only thing standing between Mitt Romney and the ignominy of being the biggest bust of the 2008 campaign cycle are the voters in today's Michigan primary. And as the Mittster confronts the D-Day of his political career, he might find some unlikely allies diving into his foxhole to help ensure his survival. Republican-bashing blogger Markos Moulitsas (aka "Kos" of the Daily Kos) has called on Michigan Democrats to cross the aisle today and pull the lever for Romney, whose campaign is foundering after two primary losses in as many weeks.

The request is a relatively easy one of Wolverine lefties, as the Democratic candidates have essentially foregone the Michigan contest, and state election law leaves the Republican primary open to pretty much any voter who shows up. And the selling point (laid out by this new YouTube vid) is one that would resonate with just about every Kossack: Let's give the Republicans the very unpleasant rogering that is several more weeks of Mitt-bot electioneering.

"We want Romney in, because the more Republican candidates we have fighting it out, trashing each other with negative ads and spending tons of money, the better it is for us. We want Mitt to stay in the race, and to do that, we need him to win in Michigan," writes Moulitsas.

Kos's ploy is being protested by at least one blogger, who has filed a complaint with the Michigan attorney general, and could ultimately be counterweighed by a similarly cynical plot brewed up by a prominent Michigan Democrat. State Rep. LaMar Lemmons is an Obama supporter, but he founded the "Democrats for Huckabee" movement because "the Republican establishment supports Romney and McCain."