Obama skates on picking an NBA champion

It’s an election year and nobody has ever accused Barack Obama of being a political dummy.

Even with Oklahoma considered one of the reddest of the red states, Obama still would not pick a potential winner in the NBA Finals between Oklahoma City and Miami when asked by a television reporter from Reno, Nev., on Monday.

“Both teams look terrific and I am looking forward to a good series,” said Obama, a huge NBA fan.  “Hopefully, it will go to seven games. But I can’t make a prediction right now. They both look pretty tough.”

No matter how the series turns out, it was a very politically astute answer from the president.