Playing Politics With Iraq: Hypocrisy of Democrats

It's politics when Republicans do something but not when the Democrats do the same thing.

November, 2005 - Democrats Accuse Republicans of Playing Politics with Iraq Troop Vote:

"Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pulled a stunt last Friday that can be likened to the actions of a child throwing a tantrum. In an attempt to divide Democrats over the war in Iraq, Republicans rushed the legislative chamber into voting on a hastily conceived resolution to immediately withdraw troops from the conflict. ...Playing politics is always irresponsible, but playing politics with a matter of life and death is evil." The Badger Herald

"Republican Leadership Plays Politics With Iraq War Vote...The House on Friday overwhelmingly rejected calls for an immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq, a vote engineered by the Republicans that was intended to fail. Democrats derided the vote as a political stunt." Associated Press via The Huffington Post

"A top Democrat -- Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) -- said in a floor speech that Bush and Cheney have "shamelessly decided to play politics" over Iraq." The Washington Post

January, 2006 - Democrats Plan Iraq Troop Vote

"Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they intended to hold symbolic votes in the House and Senate on President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Baghdad, forcing Republicans to take a stand on the proposal and seeking to isolate the president politically over his handling of the war." The New York Times

Democrats hypocritical? Nooooooo. And, you won't find the major media pointing that out, either.