In this new ad from the McCain campaign, the Republican nominee seeks the non-partisan high ground. There are so many contradictory messages emanating from this campaign now that it’s hard to keep track of them all. “What a week,” McCain says, and he’s right. It was a week (make that two) that Republicans would love to forget. Here’s the ad, which the campaign says will air nationally:
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