Health care vote delayed. Again.

First, Congress promised to pass health care reform with a public option by August. 'By' meaning during or before.

Then they changed it to by the beginning of December.

Then they said Christmas Eve.

Now that it's Christmas Eve, they're saying negotiations on this bill won't begin until next week.

And even then, some of its key provisions won't take effect until at least 2013 anyway.

Methinks it's time for the states to pass their own version of this bill that takes effect immediately, and charge the federal government for the cost.

By the way, there WILL be a public option in the final bill passed by Congress. No public option means no reform.