2016 Outlook: The basement for Sidney Crosby's production is top three in the NHL. The basement. He'll drop 80 points as a start and, now with goal scorer Phil Kessel at his side, Crosby is probably the only NHLer with a shot at 100 points this season.
Nancy Lewis claims Lincoln was honest but walked âa fine lineâ. Abe Lincolnâs nickname âHonest Abeâ is fitting and appropriate. In the close readings of his letters and speeches and in the historiansâ perspective, Lincoln is upfront and candid in his statements. But at times, Honest Abe walks a fine line.
The President-elect had begun drafting his First Inaugural Address in Springfield in January 1861. Sculptor Thomas D. Jones recalled: âNot long after taking my first sitting of Lincoln, he commenced preparing his addresses to be delivered in different cities through he was to pass from Springfield to Washington.cholar Lois Einhorn wrote that President-elect Lincolnâs policy of silence helped build suspense about what he would say in his âInaugural Address.ââ 6 Those few to whom Mr. Lincoln showed the speech were sworn to silence. In Springfield, Mr. Lincoln showed it to longtime friend Orville H. Browning.