The guy is a pure Asshole, not to mention a flaming liberal but i love his music, I have almost every song he ever recorded and some he only played in concert, one of my biggest regrets in life is that I have never been to a Buffet concert!!
I'd never heard about him being an asshole (but again, I don't really
follow him). I can see him being pretty left-leaning, but then so are most of the musicians I enjoy listening to. I'd go see him if he were close and tickets were cheap. Probably a good, fun show.