They probably got a bribe for their districts. Is that Sonny Bono’s second wife? Sonny was elected with the 1994 wave, fond memories!
Her excuse was that EPA regulation would be worse than Crap and Trade. A couple of female R senators from Maine wouldn't do that, would they?
Crap and Trade might come back in 2011. If, in the meantime, the EPA starts CO2 regulation, they will surely use that argument again.