Deval Patrick gets tossed up in Scalia replacement musings

BOSTON – The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has conjured a flurry of media speculation regarding the political future of former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, who currently works at a Boston-based private equity firm. Patrick, a Democrat and friend of President Barack Obama, hasn't sent any signals of interest in returning to public life. Yet his name cropped up Sunday in published musings over who Obama might nominate to the nation's high court. Patrick served as the

BOSTON – The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has conjured a flurry of media speculation regarding the political future of former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, who currently works at a Boston-based private equity firm. Patrick, a Democrat and friend of President Barack Obama, hasn't sent any signals of interest in returning to public life. Yet his name cropped up Sunday in published musings over who Obama might nominate to the nation's high court. Patrick served as the…