I have never had the chance to shake hands with Kerry and look him in the eye, but I have with Bush, and I can tell you that he is just what he says he is. There is nothing phoney or dishonest about the man, and if he says it, I have no problem believing it.
Kerry gives me the willies; his tone of voice, the way he responds to criticism, his entire demeanor remind me of people that I have dealt with; rich, elitest dickweeds that only deigned to talk to me because they had to.