Sen. John McCain told reporters today that joint Town Hall Meetings with Sen. Barack Obama are now "very, very unlikely." McCain refused to describe Obama as arrogant or elitist, repeating his standard statement that he will treat Obama with the respect he deserves as the nominee of his party.

John McCain said he believes joint town-hall meetings with Barack Obama are now "very, very unlikely."

Speaking to reporters on his "Straight Talk Express" bus Friday, McCain said he'll keep asking.

"I think there are some events where we are, organizations that we're supposed to both be speaking to and I would hope that maybe he would join me at those," McCain said. "But it doesn't seem that-we haven't gotten any more responses from his campaign, so I'm told."

McCain said he would not portray Obama as arrogant or an elitist in the general election campaign.

"As the campaigning goes forward I will treat him with respect that the nominee of the party has earned," he said. "And it's not respectful for me to say that he is an elitist or, I am not saying that."

McCain said he references Obama's "bitter" comments because "that is not my view of the small towns in Pennsylvania that he was talking about."

"So we just have a very different opinion," he said. "That does mean to me that he is an elitist. It just means that he has a very different view of what his fundamentals of the heartland of America.''

McCain, who has been reaching out to conservative voters in recent days, said a meeting Sunday with Franklin Graham is not part of that effort.

"No, he is a man whose family is respected, incredibly respected, and I consider it a privilege to have the opportunity to meet with him," he said. "I think the Graham family really transcends politics in America. Billy Graham was an adviser to every president, and so I'm not sure that there is any---there certainly is no political aspect to of the meeting that I will have.''

OK Sen. McCain. I'll say it for you -- Barack Obama is an arrogant elitist! He thrives on creating an illusion of one thing when the reality is another. He talks about loving the town-hall format, but refuses to face you in that format. Sen. McCain cannot continue to be low-key about Obama's dishonest nature. He needs to give Americans some "straight talk" about Barack Obama.