worst members of congress since WWII

[freepcrusher]

try keeping it to ten for each chamber:

(neither are in order)

1. John Rankin
2. Gus Savage
3. John Rarick
4. John Schmitz
5. Larry McDonald
6. James Traficant
7. Clare Hoffman
8. Cynthia McKinney
9. Bill Dannemeyer
10. B1 Bob

1. Jesse Helms
2. Pat McCarran
3. Harry Byrd Sr
4. Carol Moseley Braun
5. Joseph McCarthy
6. Strom Thurmond (as a dem)
7. Steve Symms
8. Jim Bunning
9. Theodore Bilbo
10. William Jenner

[Old Man Svensson]

I feel Sheila Jackson Lee should be on there somewhere.

[publicunofficial]

I feel Sheila Jackson Lee should be on there somewhere.

SJL is a complete idiot who shouldn't be in politics, but I wouldn't put her in the same category as freepcrusher's list. She doesn't really belong in the same category as

1) A MASSIVE racist
2) A rapist and a racist
3) A racist
4) A dude who was kicked out of the John Birch Society for being too far-right
5) A far-right bigot
6) A corrupt asshole
7) A more racist version of Jenny McCarthy
8.) Someone who should probably be in a mental institution
9) A racist and a conspiracy nut
10) A racist and a conspiracy nut.


My only addition would be to replace Larry McDonald with Helen Chenoweth.

[Hifly]

B1 Bob is most certainly not a racist; He was a civil rights activist.

[smoltchanov]

try keeping it to ten for each chamber:

(neither are in order)

1. John Rankin
2. Gus Savage
3. John Rarick
4. John Schmitz
5. Larry McDonald
6. James Traficant
7. Clare Hoffman
8. Cynthia McKinney
9. Bill Dannemeyer
10. B1 Bob

1. Jesse Helms
2. Pat McCarran
3. Harry Byrd Sr
4. Carol Moseley Braun
5. Joseph McCarthy
6. Strom Thurmond (as a dem)
7. Steve Symms
8. Jim Bunning
9. John Bricker
10. William Jenner

Very close to my list. Some of them were remarkable in some aspects and thus added some needed "spice" into routine Congressional life, but still - ......

[publicunofficial]

B1 Bob is most certainly not a racist; He was a civil rights activist.

"Every lesbian spear chucker in this country is hoping I get defeated."
"In a 1986 U.S. House speech, he called Soviet journalist Vladimir Posner a "disloyal, betraying little Jew who sits there on television claiming that he is somehow or other a newsman."

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

try keeping it to ten for each chamber:

(neither are in order)

1. John Rankin
2. Gus Savage
3. John Rarick
4. John Schmitz
5. Larry McDonald
6. James Traficant
7. Clare Hoffman
8. Cynthia McKinney
9. Bill Dannemeyer
10. B1 Bob

1. Jesse Helms
2. Pat McCarran
3. Harry Byrd Sr
4. Carol Moseley Braun
5. Joseph McCarthy
6. Strom Thurmond (as a dem)
7. Steve Symms
8. Jim Bunning
9. John Bricker
10. William Jenner

what's your beef with Symms and Bricker?

[Orser67]

I might add Mark Foley

[Mr. Reactionary]

The Alans of Florida. Alan Grayson and Allen West. Add in Jesse Helms, Cynthia McKinney, James Trafficant, Gary Condit, Tom DeLay, Bob Ney, Conrad Burns and Jesse Jackson Jr.

[NewYorkExpress]

In no particular order...
20. Richard Nixon (People forget he was a Senator)
19. Corrine Brown
18. Jamew Traficant
17. Michael Myers (ABSCAM)
16. Harrison Williams ( yep, ABSCAM again)
15. Gary Condit
14.Ron Paul
13. John Ensign
12. Strom Thurmond
11. Rick Santorum
10. Bob Ney
9. Mark Foley
8. Newt Gingrich
7. John F Kennedy
6. Lyndon Baines Johnson
5. John Corzine
4. Bill Frist
3. Daniel Inyoue
2. William Jefferson
1. Tom DeLay.

[Maxwell]

Charlie Rangel of the ones, surprisingly, not mentioned.

[publicunofficial]

The Alans of Florida. Alan Grayson and Allen West. Add in Jesse Helms, Cynthia McKinney, James Trafficant, Gary Condit, Tom DeLay, Bob Ney, Conrad Burns and Jesse Jackson Jr.

08-11 Grayson maybe, but '13 Grayson is currently the best member of the 113th Congress.

[PolitiJunkie]

3. Daniel Inoyue

Por que?

[NewYorkExpress]

3. Daniel Inoyue

Por que?

Stayed in office way too long, and tried to annoint his successor on his deathbead. Really would be 20th on list of 20.

[Miles]

3. Daniel Inoyue

Por que?

Stayed in office way too long, and tried to annoint his successor on his deathbead. Really would be 20th on list of 20.

[Torie]

Top of the list, using the standard of who actually did the most damage to this nation?  James Madison going away. If anyone is interested, I will explain. But maybe someone is up enough on their history to know what I am talking about.

[freepcrusher]

Top of the list, using the standard of who actually did the most damage to this nation?  James Madison going away. If anyone is interested, I will explain. But maybe someone is up enough on their history to know what I am talking about.

well the type of person I picked is someone who seems to be a part of the lunatic fringe and is just a f-cking asshole that no one from either party likes. Very much a "troll". Also someone who probably would fit in with the American Independent Party or Black Panther Party but runs under one of the two parties because that's the only way they can win.

The senate is different. I'd honestly say the worst of the senators mentioned is still not as bad as the best of the house members (ok Dornan isn't as bad as Bilbo). But the way the senate works, they all have the ability to make an impact since its a collegial body.

[TarHeelDem]

As a North Carolinian Jesse Helms and Virginia Foxx definitely come to mind.

[illegaloperation]

How come nobody mention John C. Calhoun?

[publicunofficial]

How come nobody mention John C. Calhoun?

SINCE WWII

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

6. Strom Thurmond (as a dem)

Thurmond was indeed a piss-poor Senator before the late 1960s, often missing votes and almost never getting involved in matters that were not related to his opposition to the civil rights. After 1968 he became actually very effective in aiding his constituents affairs.

In no particular order...
20. Richard Nixon (People forget he was a Senator)

In all fairness, Nixon served just 2 years before becoming Ike's Veep and was much more "active" in the House.

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Da fuq?

[NewYorkExpress]

In no particular order...
20. Richard Nixon (People forget he was a Senator)

In all fairness, Nixon served just 2 years before becoming Ike's Veep and was much more "active" in the House.

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Da fuq?
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Inyoue: I am strongly against deathbead succession but, since that's the worst of his crimes I'd leave him at about 20th

LBJ: Mostly for his actions as president, not to mention my personal belief that he was responsible for JFK's assainaton, he did have the most to gain from it. Since none of it is related to his Senate Tenure he comes in at 18th on my list.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

LBJ: Mostly for his actions as president, not to mention my personal belief that he was responsible for JFK's assainaton, he did have the most to gain from it. Since none of it is related to his Senate Tenure he comes in at 18th on my list.

Evidence, please?

[NewYorkExpress]

LBJ: Mostly for his actions as president, not to mention my personal belief that he was responsible for JFK's assainaton, he did have the most to gain from it. Since none of it is related to his Senate Tenure he comes in at 18th on my list.

Evidence, please?

Besides the fact he benefited the most... The Reality is we will never know just who was behind the JFK conspiracy.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Since you didn't specify whether it was the end of WWII or its beginning, I am going to take advantage of the loophole to throw in Rep. Hamilton Fish III (R-NY) (not to be confused with his moderate son or far left grandson).