Are you new to politics or something?
no, I worked with a lobby group until this past May and unfortunately I was probably the only republican that worked for the Clinton/Gore 96 campaign. (yes, I still feel dirty)
I lived and breathed politics and worked with these people for about 12 years and I know how they think and what they do. They feel they WON. The delay was a victory. It was a soft fillibuster and they're happy as clams in mud.