Wilshire 5000 by Congress

Marketwatch is comparing previous Presidents to the Wilshire 5000. The article takes a swipe at Bush III, with regard to economic performance.

I happen to dislike the economic performance of Bush I, II, and III, all of whom were disastrous influences on our economy. Still, it is pretty hard to blame Bush III alone for the Y2000 crash.

The whole idea is more interesting when viewed by Congress:

by House
Congress	R	D	Wilshire
111	178	256	-3%
110	233	202	-35%
109	232	201	19%
108	229	205	36%
107	221	211	3%
106	223	211	-11%
105	228	206	55%
104	230	204	56%
103	176	258	7%
102	164	270	42%
101	174	261	11%
100	177	258	7%
99	182	253	49%
98	163	272	16%
	Average	Republican	18%
	Average	Democrat	18%

by Senate
Congress	R	D	Wilshire
98	55	45	16%
99	53	47	49%
100	45	55	7%
101	45	55	11%
102	44	56	42%
103	43	57	7%
104	54	46	56%
105	55	45	55%
106	55	45	-11%
107	50	50	3%
108	51	49	36%
109	55	44	19%
110	49	51	-35%
111	41	59	-3%
	Average	Republican	31%
	Average	Democrat	5%

All in all, the exercise mostly emphasizes how criminally rampant monetary inflation has been over the past several decades. It's no wonder Momma has to work, add the kids soon.