Prime Time Deval

He keeps saying he’s going to run for governor again in 2010… but Deval Patrick’s prime time speech at the Democratic National Convention continues to fuel speculation that he will accept a position in an Obama administration.

In another boost to his national political profile, Gov. Deval Patrick, a key Sen. Barack Obama supporter, will give a prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention.

“This election offers each of us in every American community an opportunity to make history, and I am honored to play a small part,” Patrick said in a statement about the high-profile appearance in Denver.

The speech is set to air during prime time Aug. 26, the second night of the convention. It could catapult the state’s first black governor into the national spotlight and further fuel whispers that he has his eyes set on a higher political prize.

Patrick, named by Democratic officials with other governors such as Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio as “some of America’s strongest leaders on the economy and energy,” will focus on a call for bolstering the middle class, according to the Democratic National Convention Committee.

“This is a real plus for him,” said Michael Shea, a Democratic political analyst. “If you do a good job, it helps grow a national audience, and whatever his weaknesses are Patrick has always been given high marks for his speaking ability.”

Shea said the high-profile speaking spot would probably feed rumors that Patrick would join an Obama administration, despite Patrick’s vow to seek another term in the Corner Office in 2010.

Wait a secong….Deval Patrick is “a strong leader on the economy and energy”?

I don’t see how Patrick could possibly turn down such an offer. You don’t turn down that kind of offer.

And speaking of speeches, I wonder if Deval Patrick has been commissioned to write Obama’s keynote…

Aaron Margolis is a life long resident of the Bay State, and works at an architectural firm north of Boston. Aaron has a Master of Architecture Degree from Boston Architectural College and is currently in the process of becoming of a Registered Architect.

2 Responses to “Prime Time Deval”

1. John K says:

   August 14, 2008 at 5:39 pm

   As the Assistant US Attorney for Civil Rights in the Clinton administration, he is the logical choice to be US Attorney. The only question is whether he has the integrity to be confirmed by the US senate. Having been falsely arrested once and falsely imprisoned twice in Massachusetts in violation of my civil rights to due process and equal protection of the law, I would love to hear Deval’s explanation as he attemps to justtify his refusal to address such corruption in the legal system of Massachusetts.

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2. bandit says:

   August 15, 2008 at 8:43 am

   But Deval’s done such a pisser job and he said he wasn’t leaving. I mean he ran on hope – he wasn’t just a lying POS was he?

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