Reply #22: John Adams was in poor health... [View All]

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Score one point for the Freep, he/she is correct about Adams spending months away. Deduct one point for the second part of the statement for general stupidity.

"As President, Adams was once again able to step back from work and politics. He left the capital when Congress was not in session, spending as much as two-thirds of each year at Peacefield, his home in Massachusetts <7b>. This conduct was criticized, including accusations of "a kind of abdication." In 1799 a loyal supporter from Baltimore told Adams outright that the public was outraged by his continued absence: "The people elected you to administer the government. They did not elect your officers...to govern, without your presence or control."

The difference today is that Shrub's sheeple don't seem to care.

http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g02.htm