Yes, he was very much on the political nay-sayer bandwagon when I saw him live in FL a few years ago. Sometimes funny and sometimes not, but I remember him mostly for what he was prior to that.
You know things like Gallagher does, like 'why do we call them buildings, when they are already built, we should call them builts'. He started all that and he was very funny in his prime. Peiople get old and die, and we are always shocked but he did at least leave a mark on those of us that experienced his wit.