Kagro in the Morning - November 17, 2022

<p><strong>David Waldman</strong> takes <a title="" href= "https://www.dailykos.com/blogs/dailykosradio" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">a break from his crazy day</a> to chat with <strong>Greg Dworkin</strong> and us for a couple of hours. </p> <p>Today, <a href= "https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/11/17/all-eyes-on-pelosi-00069126" target="_blank" rel="noopener">all eyes</a> were on Nancy Pelosi, <a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/111722-punchbowl-news-am/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and what</a> she would <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/17/pelosi-future-house-republican-majority/#link-633ZNQZAVBBHDDFY4MBNWQTACM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decide to do</a> in <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/17/speaker-pelosi-announce-whether-she-will-run-stay-house-democratic-leader/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the face of</a> a Republican majority in Congress. Pelosi <a href= "https://news.yahoo.com/pelosi-announce-future-plans-gop-055238721.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decided to</a> step down <a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nancy-pelosi-announces-stepping-down-top-house-democrat-1234632410/#recipient_hashed=2039cb8174989b9bb0df7ae1d799ced8f922218b5fdf113a726a6b7a010d7176&recipient_salt=0cc28601f8aa0648964bbb86b3f8f1ced0db86d163117e9359dda9f9b1bb9694" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as leader</a>, but to <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-to-address-future-plans-after-democrats-lose-house-majority/ar-AA14e7vU?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c4d8faf268014873a2a4a0ee0ec95af3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stay in Congress</a>. Republicans who <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/us/politics/republicans-house-majority-mccarthy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hate functioning government</a>, were <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nancy-pelosi-is-fired-gop-rejoices-as-its-nemesis-finally-toppled/ar-AA14dKe2?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c4d8faf268014873a2a4a0ee0ec95af3" target="_blan