Hagel is calling it quits - Dems want Bob Kerrey for seat...

'WASHINGTON - Chuck Hagel will announce Monday that he is retiring from the U.S. Senate and will not run for president next year, people close to the Nebraska Republican said Friday.

Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel plans to leave the Senate after two terms as a Republican Party maverick, people close to him say.Hagel plans to announce that "he will not run for re-election and that he does not intend to be a candidate for any office in 2008," said one person, who asked not to be named.

Hagel has scheduled a press conference for 10 a.m. Monday at the Omaha Press Club.

According to one person interviewed, Hagel told Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Friday morning that he had decided to retire. Hagel's staff learned of his decision that afternoon.

The North Platte native earned national recognition as perhaps the most vocal, at times angry, GOP critic of the Bush administration's Iraq policies.

His outspokenness on Iraq and other key issues, including Social Security and foreign policy, fueled national interest in Hagel as he flirted with a possible presidential bid.

His national profile reached its zenith in March, when he headed to Omaha to hold a press conference on his political future.'

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=10126829

and making sure those machines elect who Chuck wants for president.

he doesn't need to run for president, he owns the machines, he can put himself in office anytime he likes.

i appreciate he lambastes bush every chance he gets but Chuck is 10X more dangerous than bush , as member of Trilateral Comission, Bilderberg society, he's one scary son of a bitch.

Good riddance, chuck. you got into office by 80% margin on ES&S machines you yourself owned an equity interest in, nice of you to let others try to get into office by honest means, but until your state bags ES&S , there will never be another honest election or chosen democrat in your state!

:thumbsup:

Privatizing SS.

Better yet, elect someone else.

Another DINO, just what we need

and the neoconservative agenda. Life sucks.

is anybody else seeing a pattern?

Free hint, these are two of the four who voted with the dems during the filibuster