Who was the worse justice official?

[JohnLocke]

Poll question: Who was the worse justice official?

John Ashcroft

Served February 1, 2001 -- Present

J. Edgar Hoover

Served May 10, 1924 -- May 2, 1972

[sallyseven]

1. Hoover was just a blow hard. This guy is frightening

[JVS]

2. I didn't know Hoover was the attny general. I though he was FBI head.

Is one allowed to be both at once? In fact, now that I think of it RFK was the atty General for JFK's administration. I think that Ashcroft has to win by default.

[pnorman]

5. It was his "hope" to be appointed Attorney General,

after Dewey would be elected in 1948. Accordingly, he "leaked" whatever he thought to be useful to the Republican Party. Ultimately, he dreamed of being appointed to the Supreme Court!! WHAT A SICKENING THOUGHT!!

pnorman

[swag]

3. So John Mitchell's just a write-in candidate here?

[Tactical Progressive]

4. Where's Ed Meese? (nt)

[teach1st]

6. John Mitchell

[Dookus]

7. Umm...

Ashcroft, since Hoover wasn't A-G.

[JohnLocke]

14. Stupid error.

I made the poll, then left to do something and just discovered the error.

[Gman]

8. Hoover was never AG.

[billhos]

9. yes

Hoover was stricky FBI head

[JohnLocke]

15. Yes.

Dumb error. See my response below.

[freetobegay]

10. Of course 3 people voted so far for a man

who was never Attorney General.

[rpannier]

11. Neither

Ed Meese was the worst Attorney General.

[Dookus]

19. Probably not...

John Mitchell was probably worse.

[Wonk]

12. Shitty polls (as already mentioned) say a lot about the pollster, imho. nt

[JohnLocke]

13. Sorry. I made a mistake, and then I left and just discovered the error.

[DU9598]

16. Scary

I never thought I would "vote" for Ashcroft. lol

[swag]

17. Wow, and this time he beat the dead guy!

[JohnLocke]

18. LOL (nt).

[troublemaker]

20. Meese springs first to mind, but what about Robert BORK?

Didn't Bork get to be acting AG for a while because he was the only person Nixon could find who was low enough to fire the special counsel? The Saturday Night Massacre--everyone resigned rather than follow unethical orders... everyone except that fat king-tut lookin' bastard.