I didn't say he was a poor AG...JFK got the presidential nomination because of one man...Sam Giancana. Frank Sinatra went to Giancana and asked for the endorsement of Kennedy, which Giancana was reluctant, but it was presented by Joe Kennedy that if the Teamsters endorsed JFK, "mob business" would be left alone. Once JFK got voted in and Bobby was appointed AG, his first order of business was to go after Giancana and many others.

And NO, Bobby was not viewed by his peers in a good way...they looked at him as a spoiled little rich kid who was given the job because of his brother. The Kennedy's, in most circles, were despised.