Of course he is. So is GW. As SubRosa said, answering the question isn't exactly a political discussion... We just can't discuss if that's a good thing or not, so this thread is like a goldfish in a cup. Nowhere to go.
There's nothing remotely trolling about it, I don't think. I think maybe it was poking the bear that is AC's inability to have a civil conversation, but the question itself, and the answer, isn't trolling.