Golly, I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and buy all my stocks at the bottom, and then a crystal ball so I could sell them at the top. By September of 2002, the market had 18 months to react to W's ignorant economic speeches and his equally ignorant economic policies. And by September of 2007, the facade is finally wearing out.
Now go back and figure the rates of return for the major indices from when W took office, January 20, 2001 until now. It's not pretty. There is a chance the markets could recover by the end of the year as people anticipate one of the worst economic presidents ever leaving office.
It's too bad for you that economic performance isn't measured by the price of oil, though I wouldn't be surprised if that's the way W does it.
But he cut taxes when he was supposed to and between that and the loose Fed we got a bull market. Which you tried to pretend didn't happen, for some unfathomable reason - maybe your DU loyalties I suppose.