Ted Kennedy has me in the mood for analogies.

Yesterday, he told the Brookings Institution that "Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam."

He's inspired me to come up with a few analogies of my own. See how you like them:

"Mary Jo Kopechne is Ted Kennedy's My Lai."

"The William Kennedy Smith rape trial is the pantsless Ted Kennedy's Hindenburg."

"Alcoholism is Ted Kennedy's Waterloo."

"Gin blossoms are Ted Kennedy's stigmata."

And, my personal favorite:

"Chappaquiddick is Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick."