Some yuks at our expense, in this opening anecdote in the New Yorker immigration piece (sub required):

McCain is attempting his own political comeback, and [Ted] Kennedy’s redemption was instructive. Beginning with his Presidential run against Barack Obama, in 2008, McCain had aligned himself with a wing of the Republican Party he once fought, and retreated from issues he once championed, including immigration reform. “Let me show you something,” McCain said. He got up and removed a framed cover of National Review from a wall of political memorabilia. It was dated July, 2007, the height of the previous immigration debate. It showed him leaning in close to Kennedy, apparently about to share a confidence. Opponents of the bill had decried it as “amnesty for illegals,” and the magazine accused the two men of hiding the true nature of the legislation. “Let’s Say It’s Not an Amnesty,” the headline said. In the bottom corner of the cover, Kennedy had scrawled, “Let’s at least deny amnesty to National Review! Best, Ted.” McCain laughed as he read it.

Here is the cover in question. It’s not my favorite of our anti-McCain covers, but hey, you can’t hit a home run every time.

UPDATE: By the way, I think enough time has now passed for me to confess that Grover Norquist was really standing in the background between McCain and Kennedy in that shot.