Kagro in the Morning - October 11, 2023

<p><strong>Greg Dworkin</strong> came by to <a title="" href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/11/2198549/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Republican-chaos-adds-to-the-crisis-atmosphere" target="_blank" rel="noopener">let us know</a> that there’s no indication that House Republicans intend to rise to the occasion of the international crisis situation any time soon. But we already knew that.</p> <p>The order of the day, though, was <a title="" href= "https://punchbowl.news/archive/101123-punchbowl-news-am/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">for them to decide</a> along <a title="" href= "https://twitter.com/emilybrooksnews/status/1712103818358301078" target="_blank" rel="noopener">what path</a> they would <a title="" href= "https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2023/10/11/what-to-watch-in-the-speaker-election-00120891" target="_blank" rel="noopener">f@#k things up</a> next. And at least one outside group with a deep interest in the race to succeed McCarthy is speaking up, to say <a title="" href= "http://%20https//www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-osu-wrestlers-say-jim-jordan-betrayed-shouldnt-house-speaker-rcna119116" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no to Gym Jordan</a>.</p> <p>Oh, and also, Nancy Mace <a title="" href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/us/politics/nancy-mace-gerrymandering.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wanted to make sure</a> you were <a title="" href= "https://www.thedailybeast.com/nancy-mace-wears-scarlet-letter-after-mccarthy-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looking at her</a>. Probably <a title="" href= "https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1711907397952803053" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sideeyed</a>.</p> <p>And Tommy Tuberville… hmm, need a football analogy so he understands what I’m saying… let’s say, threw an <a title="" href= "https://www.wnct.com/news/tuberville-reports-former-cia-director-hayden-to-capitol-police-over-tweet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ill-advised challenge flag</a>. This even as he continues to screw several pooches with h