<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Skylink USA:
Aren't all former presidents nice guys? Gerald Ford's a nice golf guy. Ronald Reagan's a nice comic book reader guy. George Bush (dad) went to a Houston soup kitchen on Thanksgiving even though he's not running for office.</font>
The only President in my memory that I would characterize as less than a decent person is Richard Nixon. Clinton comes close, too.
I can't speak for Ford because he hasn't done all that much since he's left office. Carter definitely seems to be a class act and a good man, even though he was a horrible President. Reagan has faded away due to his Alzheimers but even when he was in office, he seemed like a good guy even though I was pretty much against a lot of his policies. Bush Sr. is a far better man than his son will ever be.
As for Carter getting upgraded, well, yeah, of course he does. Think about it. You're a gate agent, and a former President has a seat in coach. Of course you're going to upgrade him.