Yeah, always PHX, who is well aware of the nuance. Either that, or it's a US East vs. US West thing.

Everyone bashes US, and here I am, able to get into their lounges as advertised, without major headaches, and the US West folks even op-upped me a number of times as UA*G. In fact, last year, my US op-up rate (when not entitled to any upgrades whatsoever) was about equal to my 33% CO EUA rate as CO Platinum.