I'd be shocked if Patti Smith supported GWB or the war in Iraq or anything of the kind. It's just not it her portfolio.
But I'll always cut her slack for the underarm hair and her 60's political beliefs: she does the best rock 'n roll concerts I've ever seen. In fact, when she gets the audience running with her stream-of-consciousness raps it is a sight to behold. Someone once called her concerts "transcendant," and that about sums it up.
OK - granted, I've hardly heard of her, let alone been to one of her concerts. Still, I'd be willing to make a sizable bet that I wouldn't consider any part of her concerts "transcendant".