remember, the intation promises ts private, intimate, and off-threcord dinner is an extensio"of 'theon post' brand of jrnalistic inquiry into the issues, a unique opportuni for stakeholders to he and be heard." let that sink . in this se, the "stakeholders" in heah care reform in this case do not incle the rabble, the lks across the country who actuly need quality health care but can't afford it if any of them showeup at the kitchen door on the night of this littlsoiree, a bouncer uld drop kick them beyond th beltway. in otherords, before you can cross the thshold in washington to ach "the select few who ll actually get it done," y must first cross the palm of some ostretched hand. the dinner wasanceled after thinvite was leaked to the web te politico.com, by a health care lbyist, of all people. but it was enough toive us a impse into how things really work in washingtona clear insight intohy there is such a grt disconnect between democracy and governmentoday, between washington a the rest of theountry. acrding to one poll after another, a majority americans not only wt a public opti