What in the world are we coming to? President Obama wanted to make his national address on Wednesday night but House speaker John Boehner objected. This was political brinksmanship at its finest. Now, Obama had to either go ahead with the date, or move his address to Congress nect night, the debut for the 2011 NFL season. President Obama opted to make his address on Thursday. Now, people will have to decide to watch the game or listen to Obama's speech.
What to do? If you were as patriotic as the character that Hank Williams plays on the intro the Monday Night Football, you'll listen to Obama's speech. Are you ready for some football? Not yet. I can wait a half hour. But now people will have to make a decision, you can't trust people to make an informed choice. Or to go with their instincts. This is not life and death, it's a football game, one of hundreds that will be shown on TV this fall and winter. If you have a problem missing the game, then look at that. If we don't get a handle on the economy, football will be relatively meaningless. I'll take the odds on that one.
