I found him funny at times and would want to celebrate his life. No I didn't like his politics. The same same can be said for Jimmy Stewart. I think that at the moment though, I would want to concentrate on the things I liked about the man. When Jimmy Stewart died, I preferred to recall his work for conservation and his enormous courage and commitment during World War II. (He flew combat missions when he could easily have ducked out of it - and never made a big thing of it. That raised him several notches above some of the snivelling creeps of the MacCarthy era for me).
Crosby's politics were not mine, but I view politics as part of the man and not the whole man - which is essentially what Ron Olesko, Don Firth and Deckman are saying here. (I know you will correct me if I'm wrong!) "The evil that men do lives after them/The good is often interred in their bones". To our hooded guest, I can only say that is our choice. There are lots of things which I would prefer folks to overlook when I pass on. I'll remember Bob Hope for his courage, talent and essential decency.