This week General David Petraeus will report to Congress on the recent progress in Iraq.  When General Petraeus reported to Washington to testify before Congress six months ago, he was the victim of personal and vicious attacks by ultra-liberal groups like MoveOn.org.  You will remember that MoveOn took out a full-page ad in the New York Times calling General Petraeus a traitor. 

General David Petraeus is a four-star General who has served our nation for more than thirty years.  Right now he is leading our brave men and women serving in Iraq.  Like all our servicemembers fighting in the war against terrorism, General Petraeus' service deserves our gratitude, not condemnation.

The truth is most Americans do not approve of MoveOn.org’s actions, nor do they support MoveOn’s radical positions on many issues.  So this time as he testifies before Congress, we want General Petraeus and the troops he leads to know we stand with them.

Please join me in thanking General Petraeus for his service.  Visit this page to sign a special thank you card today.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, only the second Kentuckian in history to serve as his party’s leader in the U.S. Senate, has launched a new television commercial supporting his 2008 re-election effort.  The ad will air beginning today in the Louisville and Lexington markets.   

The new ad features workers from Paducah’s gaseous diffusion plant discussing Senator McConnell’s work on their behalf to secure fair compensation for injuries and to secure a mobile CT scan unit for early detection cancer screening.  These actions were taken by Senator McConnell after information came to light in 1999 detailing workers’ exposure to hazardous materials and unsafe working conditions.    Click here for more information from news accounts.