Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain has a vision of what his first term in office will look like, and it includes America welcoming home '"most" of it's servicemen and women by 2013.

"...the following are conditions that I intend to achieve. And toward that end, I will focus all the powers of the office, every skill and strength I possess, and seize every opportunity to work with members of Congress who put the national interest ahead of partisanship, and any country in the world that shares our hopes for a more peaceful and prosperous world.

By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom. The Iraq War has been won, " McCain said Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.

Despite the talk among public figures and commentators about the need for unifying ideas in today's political arena, the presidential candidates and their policies regarding Iraq couldn't be less suited to cross the aisle of partisan politics. In the presidential race, Senators Clinton and Obama have both put forward proposals to end the military conflict-- by bringing troops home or redeploying them elsewhere. Senator McCain believes that we need to stick with the status-quo and advocates sending even more troops.

Katie Couric has joined the NYC Moms Blog to blog some hard hitting questions about cyberbullying, civil discourse, and good old-fashioned manners.

This is the first generation of kids to really have to confront the issue of cyberfootprints and online reputation defense. It’s scary, and I don’t envy them.

What do you think about the questions Katie has asked? How are your children navigating these online minefields?

Come read Obama's answers to reader-submitted questions on poverty, the credit crisis, torture, childcare, and maternity leave.

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With the relentless focus on the voting behavior of black and white women in the Democratic primaries, far less attention has been paid to the voices and votes of Latinas (not to mention that women of any other race or ethnicity are for all intents and purposes invisible to the mainstream media). Perhaps this is because the media cannot ascribe reasoning to other demographic groups of women as easily and instead might have to consider that women are capable of understanding policy positions from candidates and voting on that basis.

Would you be covered under John McCain's health care plan? I wouldn't.