they could not have picked a worse person.

I think what is troubling is not John Ashcroft as a person,

It not that bad. It's bad, but it could have been a lot worse.

Things are worse. The gap's getting wider -- between those who have and those who do not.

The only person I know who is in worse shape than I am (on Montgomery Clift).

I find many terms to be confusing, subject to manipulation or worse.