Some very good pertinent info in this article — demonstrating that this is just for show, the WH admits the Dems have no real plan to compromise:
Obama calls for healthcare summit
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-obama-health8-2010feb08,0,845183.story
“In an interview Sunday night, a White House official said, “The Republicans are going to interpret this as we’re starting over. We’re not starting over. We’re coming in with our plan. They’re welcome to come in with whatever plan they’d like. But we’re moving forward.”
Same song we've been hearing for over a year.