The Dems were against it because if anyone is going to extort money from the taxpayer it is going to be them, not somebody else.
Funny how, in the endless Democrat debates, no one has ever asked them directly: “Would you implement the Kyoto protocols?”.
The MediaCrats know they would have to answer “no” to remain politically viable. So, better to leave the question unasked and let them continue to bash “anti-Kyoto Republicans”.