Gravity = mass1*mass2/distance(squared)

Ted Kennedy has a lot of mass. If Harry Reid permits himself to be drawn into orbit around that mass, the result will be that he'll disappear into the same black hole that swallowed his predecessor.

"Mr. Reid is getting lots of advice from his peers, notably Ted Kennedy. The old liberal chieftain has been giving speeches trying to rally his party's remnants for one more attempt at total, unrelenting opposition to President Bush. For the flavor of his counsel, we suggest readers look at Teddy's January 12 speech to the National Press Club.

His message is that the recent election essentially meant nothing. "We as Democrats may be in the minority in Congress, but we speak for the majority of Americans," declared the man who has four fewer Democratic Senate colleagues than he did before November 2."

Even Hillary Clinton has learned to distance herself from her party's left wing.