enviros forget the senate

environmental group greenpeace obtained state department papers through the Freedom of Information Act, and subsequently shared them with the uk guardian. both cite the documents as evidence of "pressure" on administration policy with regards to the Kyoto protocol.

however, both greenpeace and guardian (conveniently) fail to recall a basic fact of US government....the democrats in congress keep reminding everyone of the checks-and-balances, the equal partners in government....that co-equal partner voted 95-0 on the senate Byrd-Hagel Resolution of 98 which preemptively rebuked the Kyoto Protocol. disregarding the senate resolution, the clinton administration signed. but this remained merely a symbolic gesture, as there was no way the treaty would be ratified given that resounding senate vote.

but then you couldn't blame bush...