[GretchenM]

Kerry is a loner not a leader

Astute concision.

[dennisw]

John Kerry has always been called aloof and a loner in the Senate. That's why he got zero real legislation passed. He had a great image in Massachusetts due to his pursuit of the TV cameras and the media that liked him.

To be a leader one has to effectively socialize, empathize and engage with those who are better than you and those who are worse than you. John Kerry cannot do this because he is better than everyone else. He was the same in Vietnam. The Swifties despise the arrogant Yale college boy they knew who disobeyed orders, who did as he pleased. That's why the first Swift Boat advertisement said:

"I know John Kerry. John Kerry cannot be trusted"