John Adams came second, cranky but true Advancing from Washington’s twice number two. With troubles abroad, an Anglo-French war, He turned back to home and made troubles the more. The French and the Brits, at mutual throats, Egregiously captured American boats. London compounded its huggery-muggery By kidnapping Yanks with duplicit skulduggery. Yet Adams's Federalists favored the Brits. Relations with France fell into the pits. A war Adams waged without proclamation, A maritime conflict, to Feds' glad ovation. Against all such acts the Republicans Did try to engage the broad public in Protesting Adams’ high-handedness In waging a war Constitution-less. The Feds then rejoined with a series of laws Designed to compel a Republican pause By branding complaint as illegal sedition And subjecting some critics to foreign rendition.
We all know that Dr. Brands is a great historian. Now we know he's a good poet, too.
Fantastic! Love it!
This is awesome. I look forward to seeing what you can do to stretch William Henry Harrison’s epic reign into 40 rhyming lines…
Brillliant! Maybe the sequel can work in "His Rotundity" somehow?