John McCain issued the following statement today on the failure of the Democratic presidential candidates to condemn the unpatriotic (yes, I'm challenging its patriotism) MoveOn.Org's slander of Gen. David Petraeus:

"I remain deeply disappointed by the failure of leading Democrat presidential candidates to personally and publicly denounce the smear tactics used against General Petraeus by MoveOn.org. There is no greater slander to a soldier than an accusation of betrayal to his nation. I do not understand why those seeking to be commander-in-chief have yet to forcefully denounce, in their own words, this McCarthyite attack on our commander. I hope they would reconsider their silence and not let this slander of an exceptional American stand."