I'm ok with both (Jake and Jon!).
Bon Jovi's acceptance of their fate that every song has to be a stadium-worthy A side stunts their musical growth, but then you can say the same thing about Bruce Springsteen, the Foo Fighters and U2. Live, they are a tight band, especially their drummer is good.
And, yes, I liked Bad Medicine when it came out, it was so gloriously dumb in a good way.
I respecect Bon Jovi for the same thing I respect Metallica - they successfully saved their essentially 80ies music into the future and are now both global brands to zillions who have never heard of their former contemporaries such as, say, Cinderella or Armoured Saint, that's no mean feat.