McCain's new ad

Via AP/Yahoo:

DENVER - Republican John McCain launched his first television ad of the general election Friday, a spot that shows him imprisoned in Vietnam and calls him "the American president Americans have been waiting for."

As Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton continue to battle for their's party's nomination, the Republican Party's presidential pick hopes to set the tone for the campaign and start defining himself before Democrats have a chance to do it.

He's only going to run it in New Mexico for now, presumably because he doesn't want to start competing for attention with the nasty bickering from Clinton and Obama just yet. Here it is, though:

Not bad - I think it's a good start. If the Dems continue to act like children, it will make a nice contrast in tone for folks to see. He can't stay positive forever, though. When Obama finally gets past Hillary (assuming conventional wisdom pans out) he's going to go negative right away, and the DNC won't wait that long - Dean loves attack ads too much. I'm looking forward to seeing how McCain responds when the mud starts flying.

Added: Here's another small sign of things to come. Although the article linked above is about a new McCain ad, look at the picture AP (who has been in the tank for Obama for some time) chose to accompany it:

They just can't help themselves, can they?

Update: I bet AP got a few emails from the McCain campaign. The picture has now changed: