Kagro in the Morning - October 2, 2023

<p>Today, <strong>David “Sweet Potato” Waldman</strong> <a href= "https://www.wideopencountry.com/quintessential-fall-flavors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and</a> <strong>Greg “Pumpkin Seed” Dworkin</strong> deliver a <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/2/2196786/-Kagro-in-the-Morning-is-LIVE-at-9-AM-ET" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>KITM</em> <em>cornucopia</em></a> overflowing with news, punditry and leaf-blower roar.</p> <p>Well, the United States <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2023/09/30/1202839419/house-and-senate-race-to-find-agreement-ahead-shutdown-deadline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is still here today</a>. Even Kevin McCarthy <a href= "https://punchbowl.news/archive/10223-punchbowl-news-am/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">is here</a> for a while as the <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/hardline-nutjob-caucus-holding-republican-143131568.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nutjob Caucus</a> hasn’t yet worked out a deal <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/2/2196830/-Will-Democrats-save-Kevin-McCarthy-s-job" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with Democrats</a> to oust him. Of course, McCarthy <a href= "https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1708492417001759040" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">wouldn’t still be here</a> without Democratic benevolence. Republicans really <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-cannot-save-this-republic-alone-gop-rep-threatens-to-martyr-herself-and-resign-over-debt-legislation/ar-AA1hzZxi?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a1432fb81bf04672c81ae21fc98eacc3&ei=40#image=AA1hx6Im%7C1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cannot destroy this Republic</a> on their own, because they are too busy <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/2/2196654/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-We-re-tired-of-f-king-around-with-these-whack-jobs-says-Don-Bacon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">destroying themselves</a>. David gives us his should-be-patented <a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congress-avoided-government-shutdown-11th-hour-rcna117848" t