Plus we have enough crude anyway. We have more crude than the entire Middle-East. We have over a trillion barrels in shale oil, and uncounted amounts in our continental shelf. It would take some time and work to begin pumping it, but remove the restrictions, and increase demand for domestic oil and the problem would be solve itself. Plus we would not ban oil from Canada, as they are our friend. Nuclear could replace heating oil, and anything else that can be done with electricity. Hybrids could reduce the demand as well. We have the technology, with a little work we could be completely independent excepting Canada.
Something has to be done. The average joe is getting reamed, and his money is going to fund the next 9/11. I don't see the terrorists ever growing corn in the desert, so ethanol is all right by me.