Who was your favorite President (in your life time)? and why?

I personally do not have one, but if I had to pick one in my life, I would say Carter.

I know he was unpopular(and ranks low), but he really had Americans interest at heart, was not afraid of adult conversations with people, and really tried to CUrb environmental and consumer disasters then and in future.

He brought the Department of Energy and Department of education into the cabinet positions,

Saved Chrysler, dropped the ball on Iran hostage crisis , and like Obama was ineffective on the economy.

Even though he failed on many levels, I enjoyed his candidness and refusal to compromise under political pressure.

Carter does not get much credit for his Middle East attempts, but at least he was active in it and not appeasing.

Any other President could have found many reasons for war, he avoided it.

He deregulated the airlines and the beer industries, too.