Excitement about Obama

From (cue sarcasm) every Kossack's favorite magazine, The New Republic:

http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040531&s=scheiber053104

For my (brief) take, see below.

Bill Clinton has been quoted ad nauseam as saying there are two rising stars in the Democratic Party, Wes Clark and his wife. Well I'm not nearly as excited about either of those two (though I do like Clark) as I am about Obama, who seems poised to give "liberal" a good name again. If he wins, he makes instant headlines, as he would be the only black senator. With brains and political talent to spare, he is, in my opinion, the rising star in the Democratic party (not that there can only be one).

For more enthusiasm, read the article.