What an interesting thought. You really think it was intentional? I hope that GWB's planners are that wily.
Wouldn't suprise me. It's not like the NFL keeps it's schedule a secret, it's the only sport that knows exactly where and when it's championship game is going to take place years in advance, and it's pretty easy to find out, probably even easier if you work for the President. No reason to conflict with it, as the NFL season winds down the sports world starts getting dull (Tuesday starts the traditionally most boring month in sports, the month ESPN gets so desperate they actually show spelling, the month that made the Westminster Dog Show news, the month that made high stakes poker a sport), and the legislative session usually gets dull in 2 or 3 weeks. And here we have the election in a time when the entire news world gets desperate for a story, coincidence?