I was on Morning Joe Thursday to talk about Paul Ryan's budget. But the segment before mine was on Mitt Romney's emergence as the Republican Party's clear nominee. And the panel — Scarborough in particular — seemed downright dejected. The consensus was that no one likes Romney. Not Republicans, not Democrats, and probably not independents. The expectation is that he will run a joyless, careful, negative, insincere campaign. It will be a bummer for the country and a lost opportunity for the right. This followed Wednesday's Morning Joe, in which Scarborough argued that no one thinks Mitt Romney will win:
