McCain Town Hall Meetings

So today, Mcain proposes that he and Obama hold 10 town hall meetings before the Democratic convention in Denver. Obviously, he is trying to play against Obama's weekness away from a teleprompter.

It's an ok idea but rather feeble in presentation. Everyone knows that Obama will decline, so then McCain will use that to say "seeee". It makes the point, but won't last in the news cycles to come unless there is something about the meetings that cause them to take on a life of their own.

So John shows up at the first town meeting, as sheduled, even after Obama has declined the invitation. He brings with him a full size, cardboard cut out of Obama holding a microphone.
John Takes the first question and answers it as you would expect (or hope). When he concludes, John turns to The cardboard Obama and asks what he thinks. A pregnant silence. John looks around with a puzzled look. The audience laughs. The rest writes itself.