The Delay of the Health Care Reform and Its implications

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has indicated that the Senate might not be ready to vote on health care reform this year.

Asked if he could pass health care this year, Reid said: "We're not going to be bound by any timelines. We need to do the best job we can for the American people. We want quality legislation, and we're going to do that."

The results from yesterday's elections no doubt would make Democrats nervous about pushing another controversial issue. It'd be sort of a double-whammy for the anticipated Comprehensive Immigration Reform. One, the delay of the health care vote would cut short a tiny window of opportunity for immigration reform, making a difficult task next to impossible. Losing NJ and VA would also make the Democrats more squeamish about introducing another hot potato to turn off even more independents.

Cue the Mission Impossible music now.