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Will Barack Fumble The Ball?

Can't you just see the announcers tonight: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to opening night of the 2011/2012 season of the  National Football League. Tonight's match up sees last year's Super Bowl champs  the Green Bay Packers, this year's top-ranked team,  take on a real underdog, President Barack Obama.  What? Wait a minute. Guys, is this right?" Well, yes and no. The season opener is tonight. It will include Green Bay. But they will be playing New Orleans. The Saints won the Super Bowl the year before. Barack Obama has never won a Super Bowl. In fact the only cup he has is his athletic supporter. But they will both be on TV tonight. Um, Obama and football. Not Obama and his cup. The President was to have made his so-called "jobs speech" to a joint session of Congress Wednesday. But I think Congress preferred to watch America's Got Talent last night (for some pointers, perhaps)  because they said they weren't available and...