text: why do conservatives give bush credit for the recent stock market success? the market is rising mainly because oil prices are dropping and the fed has eased up.  anyone who thinks the market reacts to who’s in charge of congress or even the white house doesn’t know economics and is ignorant of politics. wednesday, nov. 8, we'll impeach bush and cheney. thursday, nov. 9, speaker nancy pelosi will be sworn in as president. friday, november 10, dow jones average will soar to 20,000.