The Presidency Reconsidered

Thu, April 10, 2008 - 4:23 PM

With seven months left until America chooses a replacement for President Bush, some of the candidates may wish they could reconsider a thing or two about the race.

Hillary Clinton has reconsidered her statement that she was under sniper fire in Bosnia when she was First Lady.

Barack Obama may have reconsidered his choice of a church.

And now that the economy is weighing heavily on Americans’ minds and wallets, John McCain may want to take a step back from his statement that he’s not an expert on the economy.

Despite – or maybe because of – the candidates’ missteps, the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia will take a look Wednesday at the process of electing an American president in a program entitled “The Presidency Reconsidered.”

The program will include some top names in Virginia and national politics. It is free and open to the public for all you policy wonks in the Charlottesville area.

-- Amy Dominello