KEN BLACKWELL: Democratic ‘Affordability’ Message A Joke

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By basing their midterm pitch around “affordability,” Democrats are confidently demanding the keys to the car they just crashed.

At last week’s State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump seemed almost impressed by the sheer chutzpah of this strategy.

“Now, the same people in this chamber who voted for those disasters suddenly used the word ‘affordability’ … knowing full well that they caused and created the increased prices that all of our citizens had to endure,” Trump said. “Their policies created the high prices. Our policies are rapidly ending them.”

Anything Democrats have to say about “affordability” should come in the form of an apology.

As in, “We’re sorry for making life unaffordable by presiding over a 22% increase in food prices, a 31% increase in gas prices, and a 115% increase in home prices.” (RELATED: Here’s How Trump Prepared For Historic State Of The Union Address)

Or, “We’re sorry for letting in an unprecedented deluge of illegal immigrants who drove up rents and depressed American wages.”

Or, “We’re sorry for handing antitrust enforcement to a left-wing maniac like Lina Khan, who tried to destroy Costco and Wal-Mart by criminalizing bulk discounts that save Americans money.”

Or even, “We’re sorry for........

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