NOT THAT BLUE:

For Patrick, to run or not? (Adrian Walker, February 7, 2005, Boston Globe)

Some people have told Deval Patrick that the hour is late already, that 19 months before a Democratic primary is awfully close to still be pondering whether or not to run for governor.

The question of whether Deval Patrick can win a governor's race is far into the future. The questions, for now, are simply whether the former assistant attorney general should run, or will run.

Settling into a banquette at the Parker House last week, he spoke eloquently about leadership in our state that he believes has failed to inspire.

''We have been invited to make a whole series of what I call false choices," he said. ''We have not been challenged by our leadership to think broadly about the job."

Asking MA Democrats to vote for a black man for governor would provide more entertainment value than even we could stand.

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 7, 2005 8:12 AM