Happy hump day. It is really March already? Lots of political news today and a couple of local stories. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter, especially today when it looks like some things will develop.

The day after the Republican primary and things become a bit messy now. As The Fix points out, Democrats very much think that Texas is a state to be picked up, with Rick Perry being somewhat out there as a governor. It isn't hard to paint yourself as an outsider when you sue the federal government and suggest succession.

Given yesterday was Texas Independence Day, Perry had to win.

From a polling standpoint, it does look good for Democrats, as Kay Bailey Hutchison (who now has a decision of her own to make regarding a promise she would resign as Senator) ran better in the general election than Perry did. Former Houston Mayor Bill White won the Democratic primary.

Two other things of note from yesterday's primary: first, the winner of the general election will have tremendous power in deciding where to add congressional districts the state will look to pick up after the next census. The expectation is that Texas will get four. Second, should Hutchison actually retire (few think she will), there will be an interesting race shaping up that includes the first black man to ever win statewide office in Texas, Michael Williams, a Republican. I have heard raves - he apparently spoke at CPAC - but he is a Republican, so I'm going to look into it more.

This is the beginning of another moment of truth for Democrats. So far they've only failed at these. Do the same this time and health care is a non-starter during this legislative session.

Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will wait for policy changes in the Senate before mustering the votes for passage. She told Majority Leader Harry Reid to use reconciliation. He seems reluctant to do that and would rather the House went first. Have two people ever fought more like brother and sister?

If these two could get together on something, we'd pass more things, point blank. Right now, they are going to need to do that.

I am in the camp that thinks Americans will not long remember how the bill was passed, but that it was. Welfare reform was a bill that very much affected me when I was younger - I remember talking to my mother about it - but I had no idea it was passed through reconciliation. Same with the Bush tax cuts and I was really paying attention then.

People don't remember this stuff. They remember, and reward, action.

Here we stand, the week after the infamous Health care Summit, with the entire country knowing that the Democrats could get this done if they can get together. Which makes me stand by President Obama's words at the end of the Summit: We will push this through, then we'll let the voters decide.

Hmmm, that sounds like Democracy.