Joe the Plumber and John Wilkes Booth in metaphor

Sen. McCain gives a “political” weapon to *Joe the Plumber to rub out Sen. Obama. Joe the Plumber comes close to doing it but does chicken out at the last minute. Sen. McCain and wife Cindy are angry at Joe the Plumber and cut off his future financial rewards for not doing their dastardly deed. Joe the Plumber rejects and denounces Sen. McCain on election day and the villagers sing his praises for the rest of his life. “A Hero,” they hale. He will have propelled himself the “Good guy” counterpart to John Wilkes Booth. (Ahem!) Do I hear historians storming the gates of their publishers? (Smile)
As always,
BB

*'Joe the Plumber' Plans Life After 2008 Election
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/03/joe-plumber-plans-life-election/
Excerpt:
Joe the Plumber is short on cash and unemployed but that's not stopping him from opening a new charitable foundation and penning a book on American values.
"I got no financial offers. I am broke," Joe Wurzelbacher said Monday, explaining that he's got a few ideas on how to spread the wealth to himself and others following bogus reports of a professional management deal and potential country music career.