There's an interesting and detailed profile of John Kerry in the New York Times magazine (and online <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/10/magazine/10KERRY.html?oref=login">here</a>). It is, to use a very <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/y/yesminister_7777145.shtml">Sir Humphrey</a> term of approval, nuanced.