Hypocrisy in Massachussets

So the "Lion of the Senate", as he was called, is now history! As you all have no doubt heard, Sen. Edward Kennedy died last night, leaving his Senate seat open. And already the Democrats have mobilized to ensure that this seat doesn't go to a (gasp.....dare I even say it...?) Republican! No kidding......! Already, the Associated Press is reporting that Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick would support a change in state law allowing him to appoint a temporary replacement.
Currently, the state of Massachusetts is one of a handful of states that requires an election to fill seats that become vacant as a result of death or several other actions. Now HERE is the interesting part!!!! This law was only changed 5 years ago in 2004 when Mitt Romney (R) was governor!!! Before the change in 2004, the Governor of the state WAS allowed to appoint a replacement. But when Sen. John Kerry (D) ran for President, they changed it so that an election needed to be held. Well, now that the Governor is a Democrat and they have a seat to fill, they want to "go back to the way it was"!
Isn't this the height of hypocrisy??? Let's take a look at how this discussion probably went:
Democrats (2004): "Hey, John Kerry's seat is open! We need to make some changes right now or Mitt Romney may install a Republican in his place. That wouldn't be fair would it? It should be done by election! (We CAN win an election and install a Democrat if we do this, right?)"
At this point, the law is changed and an election is now required, removing the ability from Mitt Romney to appoint a Republican in place of John Kerry.
Fast forward to today.......
Democrats (2009): "Hey, Ted Kennedy's seat is open! We need to make some changes right now or our guy in the Governor's seat won't be able to appoint a Democrat to fill the seat and stop a Republican from getting it if we have an election. That wouldn't be fair would it? It should be a position appointed by the Governor! (We probably wouldn't win the election right now and get a Deomcrat would we? What with the economy the way it is, people being upset with the government health care plan we're trying to ram down their throats that we can't even pay for....they might elect a Republican right???)
Does anyone else see the hypocrisy here???? The Democrats want to change the playbook every time it doesn't suit them perfectly. I think the people of Massachusetts should stand up and stop this unevening of the playing field. What do you think?