Today Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont - Chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee and a senior democrat voiced his support and endorsement of Senator Barack Obama as the democratic candidate for the President of the United States.
How can you not as a person of color feel "something" when not only you have a candidate such as Obama running but see this kind of support KNOWING what it is to black and in america....
The full story can be read here including Senator Leahy's remarks regarding obama
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/leahy-endorses-obama-2008-01-17.html