Despite reports on Friday that the Senate would go ahead with the estate tax vote this week -- even in the wake of Hurricane Katrina -- it appears Frist has decided to postpone the vote for now. The vote was delayed partially because of the efforts of Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who pressured Frist to call off the vote on tax cuts. In his statement, Reid said a vote on the estate tax would be "a travesty on top of a tragedy." Bloomberg News: Estate Tax Vote Put Behind Katrina