The Washington Post reports that Howard Dean has asked Wesley Clark to join his team if Clark decides not to run for President. The two met in California last weekend and discussed the vice-presidency.

Clark, in a telephone interview yesterday, said he did not want to comment about the private meeting. Asked about reports that the two men had discussed a wide range of issues, including endorsing Dean, joining the campaign, possible roles in a Dean administration and the vice presidency, he said only, "It was a complete tour of the horizon."

Smart move by Dean. It sounds like Clark is still undecided about jumping in the Presidential race. He is expected to announce his decision September 19 when he makes a speech in Iowa. Dean and Clark have met four times. Stay tuned.

Update: Noah Shachtman of Defense Tech has an article in today's New York Times on Wesley Clark --and the company he leads which is making a 21 speed bike.

The retired general has been devoting much of his time to running a company making a new kind of electric motor that does not require gears or a transmission, but uses computer algorithms to maximize torque and efficiency. The company, WaveCrest Laboratories of Dulles, Va., hopes to put these motors into hybrid gas-electric cars or even hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars one day. But for now, WaveCrest is focused on bikes.

Update: Momentum Builds