Never A Dull Moment If Pat, Pat, Jesse And Jesse All Run For
White House   January 5, 1987|By TOM WICKER, The New York Times
New years ordinarily are nothing to look forward to, since it
doesn`t take many of them to convince any observant soul that
things usually get worse. But 1987 does offer a few
possibilities for interesting action:  Pat Buchanan`s
Presidential Campaign:  The redoubtable White House
communications chief has disavowed any thought of seeking the
presidency, but a number of conservative movers and shakers say
they`re going to put him up anyway. Would that they would, for
at least three reasons.  One is that Pat Buchanan would enliven
any campaign with outrageous views and outrageous remarks,
spoken with candor and enthusiasm, however wrong- headedly.
Among the usual pussy-footers and hair-splitters of presidential
politics, he would stand out like a fire truck coming down
Pennsylvania Avenue with sirens wailing and red lights flashing.
What`s wrong with that?  Second, a Buchanan candidacy w