Lest we forget history, the lessons of the past are lost on the present. In 1825, the presidency of John Quincy Adams parallels that of Barack Obama. Below is a quote from “Barnes Popular History: A Popular History of the United States of America,” published in 1895, page 412.
“From first to last, the administration of Adams met with determined and bitter opposition. Scarcely a suggestion made by the president was adopted. The friends of General Jackson (Andrew) were largely in the majority in both Houses, and believing that Adams had succeeded by means of a bargain, and being also determined to prevent his re-election and secure the triumph of Jackson, they threw discredit upon all his measures.”
Some things haven”t changed.
Ken Elston
Kelseyville
