In Ratings Game, Boehner's Hail Mary Beats Obama's

NFL opener will likely draw audience from presidential address

In politics, as in sport, timing can be everything. Surely that’s what drove President Obama's request to be allowed to address a joint session of Congress on September 7, at the exact time when NBC and Politico are scheduled to host a debate among the Republican presidential hopefuls. And, surely, that’s why House Speaker John Boehner fired back his recommendation that Obama postpone the address until September 8, when the New Orleans Saints are set to take on the Green Bay Packers in the NFL season opener.

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