So, Obama sets up a summit on health care reform, and invites everyone but advocates for single payer, and finally, when the screaming gets too loud, relents, and invites a hand full of them.

This does not bode will for his plan.

First, if he is not more ambitious in his initial proposal than his basic desires, it will be cut down to nothing in Congress, and second, the insurance companies are evil, and any plan that makes supporting their business model a central tenet is doomed to fail.