Jim Bunning: “You will notice on this vote that not one Senator--not one--voted against General Petraeus. During the debate on his…”

“You will notice on this vote that not one Senator--not one--voted against General Petraeus. During the debate on his confirmation, no one questioned his integrity or ability to complete his mission--a mission the Senate gave him by confirming him. And now, nearly 9 months later, how do we greet him when he comes back to deliver a progress report on Iraq that we requested, the Democrats, also, in Congress requested? Instead of thanking him for his sacrifices and listening to him deliver his report, many Democrats who voted to confirm him are either attacking his personal character or not defending him from a personal smear attack by their allies at MoveOn.org. I cannot believe this slanderous campaign started before they even heard one word of General Petraeus's report. I read a quote from an anonymous Democratic Senator in the Politico newspaper this morning. I want to share it with this body today. This Democrat, who did not want to give his or her name, made the following statement: No one wants to call [Petraeus] a liar on national [television]. The expectation is that the outside groups will do this for us. I do not even know where to begin to describe my disgust with that one. It shows that the attack on General Petraeus is a coordinated attack by MoveOn and its allies.”