Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy's battle with brain cancer - and a request from Democratic senators - has inspired Utah's senior senator, Republican Orrin Hatch, to write a song about his colleague, according to this Boston Globe article.

"Sailing home, sailing home. America, America, we're headed home at last/ Just honor him, honor him, and every fear will be a thing of the past," the lyrics go.

The song could be played as a tribute to Kennedy next month at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Kennedy himself won't be there, as he's continuing his treatment for cancer.)

OK, I could say something snarky, like "Hasn't Kennedy suffered enough?" But there's something sweet and beautiful in the friendship between two senators on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

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