The Congress needs to seize on this and start forcing Obam,a’s hand on several issues. Specifically:
1. Demand substantial govt spending cuts. Point out (loudly) the abuses we’ve just heard about even today [e.g., federal employees making more than governors]).
2. Demand substantial and immediate expansion of oil exploration. Cancel oil leases issued to other countries and give them out only for the benefit of American oil supply. This includes the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and the new technologies being delayed by Obama. He must be called out on it. This would be a huge job creator.
3. Cancel visas for visiting foreign nationals taking American jobs of all kinds. Impose penalties on companies using off-shore contractors as replacement workers: $10/hr per head.
4. Cut capital gains taxes significantly (~25%) to encourage investment in American businesses; providing them with job-creating capital.
5. Phase out over 12-24 months the welfare policies that provide employment disincentives.
Each of these points should be have quantifiable jobs figures to be touted... and I’d expect all to be significant. I believe these to be the fastest ways to jump-start us. If anybody really wants to be President in 2012, start here.
I would also personally argue for serious deportation of illegals taking American jobs, but we’ve already lost that battle for the most part, and the five points above should be winnable in the arena of public discourse... if we have any GOP members with any backbone remaining.