A sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying look at how Presidents are made (sausage, anyone?). Mr. Kinsley (who introduces the show and then takes his place as a guest) points out that our current primary system, now widely thought to need serious

reform, was itself a reform of the smoke-filled-room system. RS: "It has been suggested, I think with some accuracy, that the Republicans select stronger, more disciplined candidates because their process is slightly less democratic. They don't allow as many small, factional groups to control primaries." . . . "We watch [debates] as we watch the Indy 500, to see who crashes and burns." . .. MK: "Would that we could get back to what was considered outrageous manipulation and anti-democratic practices in 1968."