Duh? Scumbag to protect his own?
July 21, 2008
Speculation that Governor Deval Patrick could wind up in a Barack Obama presidential administration has been rife, and lately political and legal observers are pointing to the Supreme Court as a potential destination for the Harvard Law grad and former Justice Department official.
Legal blogs have been spreading Patrick’s name as a potential Supreme Court pick for at least a year. In recent months, both The New York Times and The Washington Post have mentioned Patrick either first or second in stories handicapping potential Obama high-court nominees.
Bay State lawyers said they have heard the talk, but one local legal observer, David Yas, publisher of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, said the governor might have some fence-mending to do on his home turf if he were to accept a call to the lofty bench.
A Patrick spokeswoman said yesterday that the governor was not seeking any appointment from Obama, a response similar to the one the Patrick issued when his name was floated as a potential attorney general.