Stop anding out welfare, people will eventually become employed again.
As far as sending them home, all 12 million of them, is worthwhile. Its more than a line on a map, there is also a river there.
Also, easy oil is not on the decline. We just have the EPA in our way. Mexico is finding plenty of oil in the Gulf, and ANWR hasn't even been touched. To bad we cant drill either without a tree hugger getting bent out of shape.
BTW, you seem to be an expert at saying what is wrong, what is your plan to chage it? And dont say voting out bush. Thats not a plan, and he cant run again anyway.