Kate remarked with annoyance, "We had Cybil as leader before that, and everybody voted." Amid a lot of arguing and fighting granted.

"I'm not sure about some of them but I trust Captain Picard. He's a good man." A bit hot tempered at her friend, but that was because she accidentally poked his beserk button. And he did apologize later. Also Kate viewed Picard a bit like she viewed Cap. She doesn't put him on a pedestal but he earned her respect.