High oil and gas prices - probably just a short term thing.

Sure, gas prices are stupid high at the moment; oil is high but coming down (and the government should do some short-term patching up for those on lowest incomes to help them through), but I have faith that 'capitalism' and 'free markets' will sort this out within a year and we'll wonder what the fuss was all about.

For a start, the Yanks could stop being so prissy about Venezuela and Iran, for some long-held grudges that date back decades and have no real substance (see also: Cuba). Or the rest of the world could tell ...