He was a bad and dishonest person who delighted in making other people suffer for petty or grotesque reasons, all while basking the glow of praise from a political press who treated him as The Last Good Man In Washington.
Embrace being bad, don't wrap it in sanctimonious smug and demand people you deserve it.
The reaction of Official Washington to someone daring to offer a primary challenge to him was extremely telling. They loved their Joe.