worst members of congress since WWII

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Trafficant really hits so many points on this list. There's a level of ambition to be horrible there that few people can approach.

Beyond that, Jesse Helms, William Jefferson, Cynthia McKinney, and Ron Paul all come to mind. I'd also like to put the latter half of Charlie Rangel's career on the list.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

I used to like Traficant, but now he's worthless. He used to have a more populist agenda, even refusing to enforce foreclosures when he was sheriff. But now - after his criminal problems as a congressman - he's become a Tea Party member.

There's also the extreme anti-semitism.