Went to see "Lincoln" last night. Great movie, as even those unlike me who aren't history/Civil War/Abe-O-Files like my sisters who gave their thumbs up, should love the film. Besides the terrific acting -I defy Hollywood to find a better alternative to Daniel Day-Lewis' performance in the title role come awards season- what I loved about the picture most were the scenes in the House Chambers where the left and right fired away at each other in the struggle for Lincoln to get the 13th Amendment passed a few months before his assassination and deliver the needed knockout blow to slavery in the final months of the Civil War. It was great drama (with some comedic quips added for the Spielberg effect) watching these men play verbal tug-of-war with their Tommy Lee Jones-led wigs (and maybe some with lingering Whig ideals?) and beards that could have made this guy look as comfortable in Antietam as when working it in Anaheim.
But the 1865 Democrat vs. Republican feuding over slavery -obviously a ridiculously more significant issue than anything this blog can ever dream of writing about- nonetheless conjured up the image of the NHL owners and NHLPA side in constant disagreement mode during this lockout battle royale. But just as hope seemed to be fading with every unproductive meeting, news broke on Tuesday and Wednesday as "optimistic" discussion ongoing. From national media, to the Canadian scribes, and within the Sharks' market, there is for a change some positive projections about a possible resolution (hell, it only took 81 days!).
Then again, not everyone is all-in with the "it's almost over" play and assuming this is the winning hand and not a bluff that peace is coming soon and your team's rink can fire up the Zamboni's. I'm not so convinced either. I'll bet Tommy Lee Jones' Thaddeus Stevens' hairpiece this is far from a pending done deal. So don't get too excited yet, but feel free to at least slice a sliver of hope pie and enjoy it.
But the 1865 Democrat vs. Republican feuding over slavery -obviously a ridiculously more significant issue than anything this blog can ever dream of writing about- nonetheless conjured up the image of the NHL owners and NHLPA side in constant disagreement mode during this lockout battle royale. But just as hope seemed to be fading with every unproductive meeting, news broke on Tuesday and Wednesday as "optimistic" discussion ongoing. From national media, to the Canadian scribes, and within the Sharks' market, there is for a change some positive projections about a possible resolution (hell, it only took 81 days!).
Then again, not everyone is all-in with the "it's almost over" play and assuming this is the winning hand and not a bluff that peace is coming soon and your team's rink can fire up the Zamboni's. I'm not so convinced either. I'll bet Tommy Lee Jones' Thaddeus Stevens' hairpiece this is far from a pending done deal. So don't get too excited yet, but feel free to at least slice a sliver of hope pie and enjoy it.
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