Both parties are doing all they can to get ready for tomorrow's health care summit sponsored by the White House, as the chances don't seem great that the gathering will spur a round of bargaining that might produce comprehensive, bipartisan health reform legislation.

"We shouldn't let the White House have a 6-hour taxpayer-funded infomercial on ObamaCare," said House GOP Leader John Boehner, as Republicans announced lawmakers who would attend the summit.  "We need to crash the party."

On the other side, Democrats sent a parade of lawmakers to the floors of the House and Senate to defend efforts on health care reform, again arguing that Republicans are out for only one thing, and that's to block reform legislation.

Today, the House will vote on a Democratic plan that would get rid of the federal anti-trust exemption enjoyed by the health insurance industry, something that's been around since 1945.

"This bill is about restoring competition, fairness, and choice to the health insurance industry," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a news conference yesterday.  

"After 65 years, it is now time for the unfair advantage insurance companies have held over America's families and small businesses to end."

Democrats seem certain to use the vote to make the argument that they are trying to do something about health reform, while Republicans are just complaining and blocking action on health care reform.

"I cannot understand how any Republican who is advocating national plans and advocating for free market solutions could be against allowing the free market to work by stopping collusion among these multi-state, multi-national companies that are derogatory to the interests of consumers," said Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR).

Make sure to listen closely to both parties in Congress and the White House today to see what they're up to as they try to achieve an edge on the public relations front today, on the eve of the Health Summit.

"What we get out of Thursday will be, as I said yesterday, based on the willingness of those participating to come in with an open mind and discuss the ideas and the plans that they have," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

Meanwile, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) made clear where Democrats are likely going, and that is to try to use budget reconciliation rules to push a health care bill to the President's desk, in order to avoid a filibuster, as the Majority Leader scoffed at GOP criticism.

"They should stop crying about reconciliation as if it's never been done before," Reid told reporters outside the Senate Chamber.

"It's been done by almost every Congress, and they're the ones who have used it more than anyone else.  Contract for America was done with reconciliation. Tax cuts, done with reconciliation."

More and more Senate Democrats said they were okay with that plan, which seems to represent the best chance for Democrats on health reform.

Let the maneuvers begin.