"He gazed up at the enormous face. Two years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath that monkey-esque smirk. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved George W Bush."

(hmm, perhaps Powell, in DiLulio-fashion, is trying to make it up to Smirk after his public stance on UM admissions policy?-ed Hmm good point, plus he may still have delusions that the GOP base wants him to be VP)