Senator (Hagel R-Ne) says he won't yield to any outside pressures

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=2346473

Published Tuesday | March 13, 2007
Senator says he won't yield to any outside pressures
BY JAKE THOMPSON
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

In his heart, Sen. Chuck Hagel says, he doesn't feel it yet.

He believes that if he had even inched toward running for president on Monday, it would have overwhelmed everything else.

Forget trying to push legislation addressing the big issues facing the nation, such as the war in Iraq, immigration, health care and energy.

"If I jumped in this thing now, everything would be focused on one thing," Hagel said, pinching his thumb and finger close together.

FULL story at link.

[zbdent]

1. Is he talking about the "outside pressures" which told him

not to announce anything concrete yet ???

[Rydz777]

2. Attendance

If he continues to call news conferences to announce that he is just thinking things over, attendance is likely to drop off.