nah, he claimed to be a staunch ron paul libertarian and then flip flopped to liberal, which is a big part of what drew much ire. there were many other things like mocking the death of military heroes, stating that war vets deserve no recognition because they did it for a paycheck and benefits, and many other wonderful things i'm forgetting about. he also used to claim to support gun rights even though he personally didn't like them, but he's given that up too. truly, a man of principles and conviction.