A little bird told me that the meeting between Dean and Kerry didn't go all that well. Dean wants Bush defeated, but I don't think Kerry appreciates what Dean has done for the party and the rank and file dems. I suspect the continuation of Dean's push to help local and state Democratic candidates is what we will see in the announcement on the 18th. Some Deaniacs are already starting to run for political office on the local level, many for the first time, helped by the Dean organization. Dean's focus is building the party from the ground up.