I want my Income Taxes Back

My local paper is running a story about problems with the IRS and the AMT. It seems our idiots in Congress haven't passed this year's "fix" and the IRS is threatening to delay sending out tax refund checks.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jU7U-o4AyoCjk9tJVAZUxjivwA2AD8T91SG02

Because of my job change, I have significantly overpaid my taxes this year. If the AMT doesn't apply to me this year, why should my refund be delayed?