Allow admins to see draft posts on the front end

admin-view-any.php

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: Admin Can View Any Post Type
Description: Allow admins to see can post type
Author: Christopher Davis
Author URI: http://www.christopherguitar.net/
*/

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'wpse33020_pre_get_posts' );
function wpse33020_pre_get_posts( $query_obj )
{
	// get out of here if this is the admin area
	if( is_admin() ) return;
	
	// if this isn't an admin, bail
	if( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) return;
	
	// if this isn't your slide post type, bail
	if( ! isset( $query_obj->query_vars['post_type'] ) || 'slider' != $query_obj->query_vars['post_type'] ) return;
	
	// change our query object to include any post status
	$query_obj->query_vars['post_status'] = 'any';
}