Still, having come to power promising to restore affordability, the new crop of Democrats are soon to discover that there is not much they can do over the next couple of years to alleviate angry voters’ stress over pricey gas and groceries, exorbitant mortgages and unaffordable healthcare.

Democrats would do well to recall that the affordability strains that helped deliver them to power are not dissimilar to those that delivered the presidency to Trump two years ago. And they could again quickly become their enemy.

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Really!? You mean we can't time travel!? Thanks Obama!

the US dropping it won’t magically fix those reprecussions. Best case Iran starts charging a fee

It shouldn't be difficult at all to negotiate opening the strait as a contingency of ending the war. No trust required.

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