Yahoo! News – Kerry’s Inner Circle Expands. This is a fascinating article on Kerry’s penchant for lots of opinions on matters. Either that or he is putting together a fabulous beer drinking club. On the one hand this article promotes the stereotype of Kerry as a man with no opinion of his own. On the other hand he may be doing what Bill Gates always brags about: surrounding yourself with a mega-brain trust. The more smart people around you the better.