The Associated Press reports on this development regarding everybody's favorite former NATO commander.

Wesley Clark told supporters Wednesday that he's launched a redesigned Web site for his political action committee and plans to "stay at the forefront of the national debate."

The retired four-star general was one of several Democrats who ran for president in 2004. He abandoned the race in early February of that year after two third-place finishes in Southern states.

"I have been working hard to regroup after the November elections," Clark wrote in an e-mail to supporters, adding that he wants to strengthen WesPAC, his political action committee, "for the challenges ahead."

An aide dismissed any suggestion that the launch of the revamped Web site indicates Clark plans to run for president again.

Although it is somewhat disappointing to read that Clark has not yet elucidated his political aspirations, it is great to see him re-entering the political fray. His new website, SecuringAmerica.com could prove to be a great stepping stone for him to launch another bid, be it for the Democratic Presidential nomination or Governor of Arkansas.

As I read this story, I was reminded of what I wrote in July when Clark spoke at the Democratic National Convention.

While people rightfully credit Howard Dean with reinvigorating the Democratic Party, too few give Wesley Clark his just due for once again allowing Democrats to be strong on defense. What is more, Clark's constant embrace of the flag (a tactic he deftly used during tonight's speech) helped remind us that we are all Americans.

When the annals of this campaign are written in the months and years to come, I hope that historians will recognize the service Wes Clark provided to the Democratic Party. I cannot tell you how many people I met in the Draft Clark movement, and later when it became Clark for President, who had not participated in Democratic politics before, and the countless who had not voted previously. Though his detractors might say that he was merely a vanity candidate--a tool of the Clintons--and no more than a modern day Alexander Haig, I strongly disagree.

Wes Clark was an extremely positive force within the Democratic Party who changed the nature of the campaign--and thus the party--for the better. He made it OK for a Democrat to embrace the flag, to honor the veterans in the audience, and to attack the President on National Security (yes, some Democrats had done this before, but none had done so with the same credibility as a former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO).

Let's hope he follows through with this and continues his fight to better America and strengthen the Democratic Party.

[Disclosure: I was a volunteer for the Wes Clark campaign last year, though never on a paid basis. For record, I've taken the oath never to accept money for favorable coverage.]