Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski had a jolly old time mocking Ted Cruz on today's Morning Joe. After playing a clip of Cruz refusing to say whether he'd support Trump given The Donald's attack on his wife, Joe imagined Cruz rehearsing his words before a mirror.

Scarborough went on to approvingly cite David Axelrod, who had said that Cruz seems "staged" even when defending the honor of his wife. [Granted, Axelrod's protege Barack Obama is so much smoother with his prevarications.]

Note: at the end of the clip, Mika goes out of her way to note "for the record" that they are "criticizing and ridiculing the presentation of a male candidate." That's in response to the criticism Morning Joe has received from Hillary fans to the effect that the show focuses on the foibles of her delivery to the exclusion of those of male candidates.

TED CRUZ: You know, Donald is fond of giving people nicknames. With this pattern, he should not be surprised to see people calling him "Sleazy Donald."