William J. Dyer charatibly cites the character issue, speaking about sKerry:
“I will certainly concede that the man talks a good game. But it’s almost all beautiful soap bubbles, and I’m not confident that I know what’s at his core. To the extent I think I know what’s at his core, I dislike and distrust it. He’s a conflicted, blurry man — the only consistent bright gleam I see in his eyes is one of personal ambition, and around the edges of even that brightness is condescension and arrogance. “
The whole thing is worth reading.
(Of course, I think Dyer is far too kind.)