When did it become legal for any president to say he would withold

[Ol Janx Spirit]

33. This is like so many other things in the era of the Donny the Menace: we will find out that there was never a...

...law against it, but no administration in the past would have done it because of the political consequences they perceived would follow.

So many of the things we thought were "guardrails" were supported only by political consequences--including impeachment. But one thing he identified early was that there are very few political consequences for him related to any action.

So, it is probably not actually illegal at all. Congress would have to assert its authority over spending which it will not do--even if Democrats get back in power because of the filibuster. And impeachment is meaningless in these polarized times.

The only real leverage Democrats have now is to promise to do the same to red states and cities one day if and when they have power again, but does anyone think they would follow through with that threat?

Democrats want to do what is good for the country; while Republicans want to do what is good for billionaires and Christo-fascists. Not only does that not make for a level playing field; they are not even playing the same sports....