I remember a while back that some Dem referred to Bush doing exactly what he said he would do if elected as a "dirty trick." Interesting, how they think. Or, y'know, don't.
I was going to make the same comment. I also remember when Clinton took office and Stephanopolous was asked about their reversing course on a number of promises. Stephie said something like "It's only a promise if we meant to keep it, and we never intended to keep a lot of them."
In their books, the ends do justify the means.