Or so the headline implies to me. Perhaps I am reading way too much into it, knowing the liberal/progressive/surrender monkey tendencies of the NY Times

Mr. McCain, now the presumptive Republican nominee, has staked his candidacy on the promise that American troops can bring stability to Iraq. What he almost never says is that one of them is his own son, who spent seven months patrolling Anbar Province and learned of his father’s New Hampshire victory in January while he was digging a stuck military vehicle out of the mud.

Afterwards, getting the politics out of the way, it is a rather nice story on Jimmy McCain, one which the McCains declined to be interviewed on and asked the Times not to print. Why? The Times says it themselves

Mr. McCain has largely maintained a code of silence about his son, now a lance corporal, making only fleeting references to him in public both to protect him from becoming a prize target and avoid exploiting his service for political gain, according to friends. At the few campaign events where Lance Corporal McCain appeared last year, he was not introduced.

Captain Ed puts it a bit better then the Times

However, as the controversy that surrounded the reporting on Prince Harry in Afghanistan shows, it comes at a cost. It would make Jimmy McCain and his unit a bigger target for terrorists and insurgents if they return to Iraq. The focus unfairly highlights the efforts of the younger McCain and the burden on his parents more than the same efforts and burdens facing all of our Marines and their families.

I doubt the Times really cares, though.

Anyhow, I offer a prayer up for Jimmy McCain, along with all the other brave men and women serving.