Kagro in the Morning - September 5, 2023

<p><strong>David Waldman</strong> is back with an all-new, live (for those who partake) <em>KITM.</em> <strong>Joan McCarter</strong> is back with <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/3/2185016/-Shutdowns-spending-downgrades-and-more" target="_blank" rel="noopener">all the latest from DC</a>, though she’s still recovering from a rough strain of Covid. <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/01/health/covid-case-data-wave/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who knows how many</a> of us are catching the stuff again. Get well, and <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/stephen-king-knows-anti-vaxxers-are-going-to-hate-his-latest-book-knock-yourself-out/ar-AA1ghh2V?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3d3adbfdf83c42be975464e650b0985d&ei=15" target="_blank" rel="noopener">good luck</a>.</p> <p>There’s <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/5/2185278/-Moderate-House-Republicans-We-re-ready-to-fight-back-House-Democrats-Sure-Jan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a lot of opportunities </a><a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/5/2185278/-Moderate-House-Republicans-We-re-ready-to-fight-back-House-Democrats-Sure-Jan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for bipartisanship</a> in Washington, but <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/5/2191601/-House-Republican-extremists-look-like-they-want-a-government-shutdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">many more for doing nothing</a>. Republicans are busy dreaming of <a href= "https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismantling the US government</a> to replace it with Trump’s vision, which will mean a lot less work for <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/no-idea-how-the-government-works-trump-says-he-will-have-no-choice-but-to-lock-people-up-when-he-becomes-president-again/ss-AA1gfSk9?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=2ade0f11e63e4089b93a0c4e79a5687f&ei=33" target="_blank" rel="noopener">everybody all around,</a> and more <a href= "https://talkingpointsmemo.c