On Monday, John McCain visited Pennsylvania, where he attended a meeting with small-business owners to discuss jobs and the economy. While his remarks on energy earned plenty of press coverage, his comments on strengthening small businesses, and thereby promoting future economic growth, were less noted. As such, I wanted to use this post to highlight some key aspects of John McCain’s plan to help them.

Last week, Liz Mair of the RNC guest-posted here at BlogHer, and asked what issues would be on readers’ minds as you head to the polls in November.

Are High Gas Prices Affecting Your Health and Wellness? With gas prices going up and up, many people are facing difficult choices when it comes to their health. From not being able to afford their medications, to buying less expensive (usually unhealthy) foods at the supermarket...They are being forced to make financial decisions that may be bad for their health. Last year I did a post about how a major medical crisis (such as cancer) could force a person to choose between lifesaving medications, and paying their mortgage.

Sen. Barack Obama sat down with BlogHer today to answer key policy questions developed by this community of bloggers for 2008 presidential candidates. In an exclusive on-camera interview with BlogHer, Sen. Obama (D-IL) answers questions about the economy, Iraq, health care and the environment -- including a health-care screening process for every veteran and support for their spouses and families, health insurance coverage for birth control to avoid unwanted pregnancies, and working with China and other countries on climate change, a "major problem."

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?

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

In the 2008 presidential election, healthcare is a leading issue for women.  Across their blogs, women are making it clear that they know our system to be broken and they want changes and solutions. Unfortunately, despite a collective desire for a solution, we are offered a bewildering array of complex and confusing policy options which are further obscured by the application of sound-bite labels. I hope to clarify what some of the healthcare policy options are and on Monday Morra Arrons will bring you a post sharing what the candidates' stances are on these options.

BlogHer Voter Manifesto Topic: Health Care Question: What is your position on requiring all major private, Medicaid, or federal health insurance plans cover birth control? Read all 12 questions Some questions won't wait. As I've reported recently, BlogHer continues to invite presidential candidates to respond to a request by women in this community to answer 12 policy questions we developed in a voter manifesto. Thus far, no candidate has accepted. We'll keep trying. While our invitation to the candidates remains open, our questions are too important to wait. BlogHer's political team thinks it's time to get answers to our questions whether or not the candidates will accept our invitation. Think of it as a watchdog project, where the majority of voters (women) from all political persuasions (you know you are) work together at a nonpartisan site (BlogHer) to report back how -- and whether -- the candidates are earning our votes by addressing the issues. Together, we can figure out what they're saying on the campaign trail every day.