Can anyone name a more worthless Attorney General than Eric Holder?

[CanonRay]

Even John Mitchell, who went to prison, was better at prosecuting actual crime than this worthless sack of crap.

[kenny blankenship]

1. But he's a great wheel man.

If you need someone to drive the getaway car, Holder's top notch.

[TheDebbieDee]

34. Atty General Eric Holder is a victim of bad PR...........

No other Atty General has been as successful as he at going after WEALTHY tax cheats. He, along with the State Department I assume has set the standard for twisting the arms of those closed-mouthed Swiss bankers.......getting these bankers to spill the beans on their tax cheating US clients. No press.

No other Atty General has been as successful at rolling up a couple of drug smuggling operations that involved so many dirty law enforcement agents that ratted out the king pins that they were able to get to the big people that run the operations and not just the losers that sell the drugs on street corners. No press.

Those are just two of the little-known, little-touted successes of Atty General Eric Holder....

[COLGATE4]

2. Definitely one of Obama's greatest disappointments

[Fumesucker]

3. Ed "They wouldn't be suspects if they weren't guilty" Meese? n/t

[baldguy]

46. My first thought also.

Though, I guess he wasn't worthless to all the felons populating the Reagan Admin that he helped. The only worse one would be Robert Bork.

[datasuspect]

4. I honestly didn't think his name was Eric Holder

I thought it was Stedman.

[deaniac21]

39. No

it's Eric Folder.

[banned from Kos]

5. Gonzalez and Ass-rot

Jeez. Fukcing DU.

[sadbear]

6. No shit.

Short fucking memories on DU today, huh?

[banned from Kos]

11. yeah -- I am really disappointed on medical MJ and drugs in general.

Holder sucks there. I admit it.

But he is good everywhere else.

and don't give me this "bankster" bullshit. I know that topic cold and Matt Taibbi is a fucking moron.

[markpkessinger]

10. Nothing like setting the bar high ...

Seriously, "Better than Aschcroft or Gonazles" is the best you can come up with?

[treestar]

12. Well the question was "can you name" one

The poster named two.

[stevenleser]

14. Exactly. We can add Meese to that as some other poster noted. That is better than three.

Looks like the intent was a Holder and Obama bashing thread and the question was badly asked for that result.

[stevenleser]

20. We can also add John Mitchell. That makes Holder better than four recent Attorney Generals. nt

[CanonRay]

48. Actually, there was no intent at Obama bashing, just Holder bashing.

I agree with Ed Meese...I'll give you that one. Gonzalez is maybe a tie so far.

[stevenleser]

13. Its a proper answer to the question posed. Its a badly formed question for what you and others seem

to want here.

[Zorra]

18. Yes, they are the very worst. End of story. nt

[HughBeaumont]

32. The GOP strategery of not mentioning all things Bewsh 43 is working, I tells ya . . .

[uponit7771]

50. +1

[just1voice]

59. Who's not holding either one accountable for numerous crimes?

Gonzales conspired to commit war via WMD lies and illegally hired numerous govt workers. Ashcroft repeatedly issued false terror alerts that terrorized the American people.

Eric Holder is the one not prosecuting them.

[JNelson6563]

66. I know, right?

Sometimes I think I'm at FR.

[spanone]

7. john ashcroft

[Capt. Obvious]

53. Winner

Let the eagle soar

[Bake]

61. It's John "Asscrack."

Try to get it right next time!





Bake

[enough]

8. Edwin Meese. (nt)

[coalition_unwilling]

9. What prompted your OP? Just curious, as Bush's 2 Attorneys General (Gonzalez

and Ashcroft) set new lows in my opinion. Holder hasn't distinguished himself but neither has he abased himself or the office of Attorney General.

[CBGLuthier]

17. Gonzalez was the Peter Principle Attorney General

Something we must never have again.

I am not sure what Holder's problem is but his continued harassment of medical marijuana makes him a useless tool of LE interests.

[dixiegrrrrl]

36. Holder was a partner in a law firm that had the big 4 banks as clients

That story broke in Jan. of this year.


Reuters:
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Lanny Breuer, head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, were partners for years at a Washington law firm that represented a Who’s Who of big banks and other companies at the center of alleged foreclosure fraud, a Reuters inquiry shows.

The firm, Covington & Burling, is one of Washington’s biggest white shoe law firms. Law professors and other federal ethics experts said that federal conflict of interest rules required Holder and Breuer to recuse themselves from any Justice Department decisions relating to law firm clients they personally had done work for.

Snip....
While Holder and Breuer were partners at Covington, the firm’s clients included the four largest U.S. banks – Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo & Co – as well as at least one other bank that is among the 10 largest mortgage servicers.

http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/attorney-general-eric-holder-and-assistant-attorney-general-lanny-breuer-linked-to-banks-accused-of-foreclosure-fraud/

[kenny blankenship]

56. So he's a crook, but like Geithner he was a crook before govt office

So he can't be faulted for continuing to crook for the people he has always represented.
Holder's allegiances and interests can hardly have been a secret to the man who appointed him.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Yet another nonsensical drive-by hit. n/t

[LeftishBrit]

16. Ashcroft? Meese?

[EFerrari]

19. These are not great days in the way of federal officials upholding the law,

no. Holder is just one in a big crowd. I feel like apologizing to my sons.

[cali]

21. sorry, but anyone who thinks that John Mitchell was a better AG than Holder

is not someone whose opinion I'm much inclined to consider.

[DontTreadOnMe]

22. Can anyone name a more worthless AG than Eric Holder UNDER A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT?

now let's see the responses...

[EFerrari]

23. Wouldn't we have to find one that told the president he could have anyone killed

anywhere in the world with no obligation to provide evidence in a court of law to justify the execution?

[kenny blankenship]

31. Indeed, witnessing Holder look the other way as banks commit colossal fraud

and argue for the at-will sexual humiliation of all persons detained in police custody, and green light the assassination of US citizens without charges, evidence or trials, I really have to wonder what was it that Democrats had against Alberto Gonzales? Perhaps it was that Gonzo was pudgy and constantly wore the stupid grin of an amateur crook. I don't see how poised, professional crooks are in any way preferable. They pretend to be better of course, and they may dress better, as the Democrats pretend to be better than Republicans. But that appearance does not make them better.

[gratuitous]

24. Killjoy

But I'll go with A. Mitchell Palmer under Wilson. I would rate Holder as slightly better than Palmer, but Holder still has some time and the game ain't over yet.

[LAGC]

30. Yes, the Palmer raids were inexcusable.

But at least they gave birth to the ACLU.

[SammyWinstonJack]

54. ...

[southernyankeebelle]

25. Yes how about the last one. Gonzales.

[Bluenorthwest]

26. It's Gonzo for incompetence, Ashcroft for ideology and cowardice in time of emergency

and Holder at #3, for a mix of the two things, and also that stupid mustache.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

27. John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales

I'm pissed with Holder, yes, but let's keep things in perspective.

[zorahopkins]

42. Exactly Correct!

Well said!

(I was going to say the very same thing!)

[bluesbassman]

28. Hedley Lamarr?

[n2doc]

29. Unfortunately he isn't worthless

He's worth a great deal to the Fascists in this country. A great deal. He's pushing their agenda forward with great speed, even more than Gonzo did.

[steve2470]

33. Alexander Mitchell Palmer of the famous Palmer Raids nt

[bemildred]

60. Yep. A. Mitchell Palmer jumps immediately to mind.

Holder is a feeble imitation.

[Zax2me]

35. The good things he does gets little press.

The bad?
Completely covered.

[Posteritatis]

37. Christ on a crutch, some people here have a goldfish's memory. (nt)

[JoePhilly]

41. ^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^

More manufactured outrage (the OP I mean).

[BigDemVoter]

38. John AssFace oops Ashcroft

How about those curtains he purchased for $8,000 to cover up the "boobs" on the statues of justice at the Justice Department! What a frigging CLOWN!

[Scurrilous]

40. Harry M. Daugherty.

Happy?

[bigtree]

43. yes

[Spirochete]

44. You mean worthless over all

or worthless to the party that appointed him?

[bluestate10]

45. Weed raid in a clinic near you?

You know, some people recognize that some laws are needed.

[slackmaster]

47. Edwin Meese

But most of us aren't old enough to remember him.

[dmosh42]

49. He's tough on the pot smokers!

[pscot]

58. And Don Siegelman

[TheKentuckian]

51. Several, most of them Republicans but he certainly isn't much better.

I also think Holder could be more actively worthless were it not for his worthless predecessors that laid groundwork he doesn't have to bother with now.

Holder is terrible, Arne Duncan/Salazar level terrible.

[hifiguy]

52. All time worst AG appointed by a Democratic POTUS

that much is certain.

[beevul]

55. Thousands of dead...

Thousands of dead mexicans killed with "walked" guns certainly coundn't.

[DefenseLawyer]

57. I'm not a fan.

But the bar is pretty goddamn low.

[rl6214]

62. First one that comes to mind...

Bush's Gonzalez. Can't think of his first name.

[great white snark]

63. No. His sole purpose in life is to keep you weedless.

Oy

[RZM]

64. Certainly not worst of all time

But a lot worse than I would have liked.

[meow2u3]

65. Alberto Gonzales

Torture Boy himself.