Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) laced into Harry Reid for disputed remarks about General David Petraeus in a statement:

“The fact that Democrat Leader Reid would stoop so low as to insult our top military commanders in an attempt to gain political points with his liberal blogging friends is outrageous. The debate about this war has gone into the gutter when the Democrat Leader of the United States Senate uses ‘disparaging remarks’ to describe our military leadership. Generals Pace and Petraeus are two honorable men who have performed admirably under the most challenging of circumstances. These combat-hardened soldiers have both served their nation with distinction throughout their military careers. To sling political mud at these two men who are not part of the political arena is cowardly."