I lost all respect for him when I saw him badgering General Patreaus. That being said, I hope he recovers from his cancer (though not sufficiently to run for office again).
I never liked him and refuse to say I’m sorry for his illness. As a retired enlisted swine in his eyes, I alway, had about half as much respect for him as he did for me and my kind. I do wish him a painless passing into his socialist heaven.