Bread & Circuses

BREAD &) CIRCUSES AST month the Kansas City Star carried a hot story without quite realizing it. It reported that Gary Bauer was “sounding decidedly presidential” 1n a speech to supporters of a local Christian school. That was merely the latest Bauer sighting. The Economist in May had called Bauer “the most amazing embodiment of the per- manent campaign,” noting that he gave eight speeches during a busy day in Iowa, including a well-attended

– A.M. prayer breakfast. And earli- e ex .Bob Novak… and “the Washing-ton Times—both better plugged in to the Right than most of the mass media—had noticed that Bauer was making noises about campaign 2000.

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Kate O'Beirne

BREAD &) CIRCUSES AST month the Kansas City Star carried a hot story without quite realizing it. It reported that Gary Bauer was “sounding decidedly presidential” 1n a speech to supporters of a local Christian school. That was merely the latest Bauer sighting. The Economist in May had called Bauer “the most amazing embodiment of the per- manent campaign,” noting that he gave eight speeches during a busy day in Iowa, including a well-attended

– A.M. prayer breakfast. And earli- e ex .Bob Novak… and “the Washing-ton Times—both better plugged in to the Right than most of the mass media—had noticed that Bauer was making noises about campaign 2000.