A funny catch from McClatchy -- or perhaps not so funny, depending on where you're, er, standing...

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama would sit at a table at two of three presidential debates this fall, according to a formal proposal unveiled Thursday, which, perhaps unintentionally, would neutralize Obama's height advantage.

The Commission on Presidential Debates proposed the less formal, more conversational talk-show format for two of three 90-minute debates it's seeking this fall. The third debate would be a town hall-style session in which the candidates would be free to get up from high stools and walk around the stage...

Obama is about 6 feet 1 inch tall; McCain is 5 feet 9.

The two nominees haven't yet responded to the commission's proposal. We'll let you know if they do.

Hey, it wouldn't be the first time that completely meaningless trivia impacted a presidential race, would it?