When President Bush used imagery from 9/11 in his political ads, Hillary Clinton criticized him. But now, showing her latest bout of hypocrisy, she’s using 9/11 imagery in her ads.

Senator Clinton, who is using images from ground zero in a new television ad for her presidential campaign, sharply criticized President Bush when he put pictures from the World Trade Center site in his campaign advertising.

“The President has said in the past that he would do nothing that would politicize this terrible tragedy,” Mrs. Clinton was quoted as saying in the Daily News on March 6, 2004, shortly after Mr. Bush’s ads were released. “I hope that they would be more sensitive going forward.”

But, see, Bush is a Republican. When a Democrat does it, no problem there.

Mrs. Clinton’s new 30-second ad, which is running in Iowa and New Hampshire, includes a black-and-white still photograph of firefighters walking through the rubble and another of Mrs. Clinton wearing a dust mask as she met with rescue personnel.

“She stood by ground zero workers who sacrificed their health after so many sacrificed their lives, and kept standing until this administration took action,” an announcer says over the post-attack images, which are the first to appear in television advertising from a 2008 presidential candidate…

A spokesman for the International Association of Fire Fighters, Jeffrey Zack, said his union’s objection to Mr. Bush’s ads was not to the images per se, but to the implication that the president led efforts to help first responders. “We would object to the use of 9/11 images by anyone who uses them while distorting their record,” Mr. Zack said. He offered no critique of Mrs. Clinton’s ad.

? How did he create the impression that he led the first responders? Anyone who has even basic knowledge of 9/11 knows he was kept in the air for a chunk of the day and that he only showed up in New York a few days later. That’s why Giuliani is credited – not Bush – for leading the 9/11 response. And I can’t really say I’m surprised at the IAFF’s lack of critique for Clinton’s ad. I’ve noted before its absolute Liberal bias. As a matter of fact, the IAFF’s PAC (one of the 25 most active in the nation) has donated over $8,000 to Clinton. In 2004, while determining which Presidential candidate to stand behind, they didn’t actually ask the members. They sent out a survey for members to decide which ideals they like, and the union chiefs decided (by themselves) which candidate met the description best. Union insiders said Bush was never even considered.

The Clinton campaign has not responded to requests for comment. H/t Ace.