Wanting a causal relationship does not make it so

Chris Blattman sadly beclowns himself asking "Do Republican Presidents kill babies?" Perhaps a bit ironic considering he gently chides Bill Easterly for being "provocative" only a few posts earlier (Chris Blattman). He should be reminded that there's that little thing called Congress that many armchair statisticians seem to have also forgotten when looking at the relationship between the stock market and the American Presidency (theLibertyProfessor).