Cannot sync Smart Playlists anymore

I have two smart playlists that don't even show up as an option to Sync on my iPhone anymore after the 9.0.2 update.
I have tried recreating the playlists multiple times and yet the result is the same.
Here is a screenshot of the problem with arrows noting which lists aren't showing up and where they should be.
http://www.natemc.com/temp/itunes-sync-bug.png

After some more testing, it appears it only won't show up when I select the option for "Playlist, is not, Don't Put on iPod" if I remove that option I can then select the playlist, but now it has gigs of songs I don't want it to have.
It appears that if I select anything other than "Music" for the playlist, the Smart Playlist will not show up as an option for sync.
This means there must be a bug in the system as this is not normal behavior.

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Is the cloud you are seeing on your phone one of these icons?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12306
iTunes 11 for Mac: Symbols used in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12106
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
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