I'm against big bureaucracy in Washington making health care decisions. I just have an aversion to bureaucrats. But it's not just government bureaucrats. I don't like HMO bureaucrats and insurance company bureaucrats either.

He also serves on the Executive Board of Christians United for Israel a lobby group headed by John Hagee. Presidential campaign
Bauer announced his presidential campaign in April 1999 running on a platform built mostly upon social issues like abortion and tax cuts. Bauer served as the president of the Family Research Council from 1988-1999.

He has ties to several evangelical Christian groups and campaigns.