Democrats condemned the bill as a political stunt; they made much of the fact that Hunter himself didn't support his own resolution.

Well I certainly don't think it's a political stunt.

Her Senate campaign on Friday called the complaint a political stunt.

"All they want is an excuse to hold more political stunts."

While it was clearly a political stunt, they were quick to credit the risks he took.

The result was not just a political stunt, but something very close to a real debate.

He didn't realize-ever-that the space program had been born ahead of its time, as a political stunt.

Do you think the threat of a government shutdown is a partisan political stunt?

"I am 99 percent certain that this is yet another political stunt organized by Berezovsky," he said.

"Today's political stunt is an interesting way of showing it."