But does anyone think the substance of Obama’s health-care plan or the proposals of Republicans will change significantly at the summit? If they don’t, will the mere spectacle of the gathering and the dueling rhetoric be enough cause fundamental changes in the current political pecking order?. The gathering of President Obama and congressional leaders at Blair House has prompted the media to flood the zone, with wall-to-wall cable coverage and nonstop analysis befitting a history-making event.
