Michele Bachmann hasn’t yet officially confirmed her next step yet, but she told reporters today that she would be announcing her decision in Waterloo, Iowa, her birthplace, this month.

She also made it clear that she won’t decide based on whether Sarah Palin jumps in the race or not. “”My decision will be independent of whichever candidate gets in. I have great respect for Governor Palin, I consider her a friend, and if she gets in, she gets in,” Bachmann told CNN.

Bachmann indicated she would concentrate on message discipline more if she ran for president.

“When you’re in the presidential realm I do think that message discipline is required, and I think that is something – you know, all of us have areas that we need to do better and that’s certainly one that I will pay a lot of attention to,” she said.