Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) apologized today for a remark he made over the weekend regarding Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's health.

At a Lincoln Day Dinner in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Bunning predicted that Ginsburg, who has pancreatic cancer, had only nine months left to live, despite recent surgery to remove a tumor. Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court today for the start of the new session.

"I apologize if my comments offended Justice Ginsberg," Bunning stated today in a press release, which misspelled her name. "That certainly was not my intent. It is great to see her back at the Supreme Court today and I hope she recovers quickly. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family."

Bunning is facing a tough re-election battle in 2010, and a recent report indicates one potential challenge could come from within his own party -- and with the help of his own party. PolitickerKY reported over the weekend Kentucky State Senate President David Williams met with the NRSC while in Washington for the National Governors Association meeting.