TODAY'S THE DAY! – AT 8:28 A.M. ET:  The White House health-care summit, actually to be held at Blair House, starts in less than two hours.

The excitement builds. 

Already President Obama's power on this issue is apparent.  According to reports, last night he placed his hands on Nancy Pelosi's shoulders and intoned "HEAL!"  Her plastic-surgery smile melted away, and she looks human again. 

He placed his hands on Harry Reid's shoulders and intoned "HEAL!" Suddenly, the man had a personality.  "Oh thank you, Dear Leader," he wept, falling to his knees on a copy of the president's 2,000-page health bill. 

Other Democrats, some very sick, are wondering whether to approach the Leader and ask for the laying on of hands.  They may get better, but, on the other hand, they'd be photographed with Barack Obama, a serious occupational disease for which there is no coverage under Obamacare.

The key question:  What will the Republicans bring to the table?  The second key question:  Will Obama be fair to the Republicans present, or try to cut them off? 

It's the Sharks vs. the Jets.  I can hear the score from "West Side Story."  Call it "West Wing Story."  Be there.

February 25,  2010