An
American soldier, name of Willy, had just returned from several weeks
of intense action on the German front lines. Granted R&R, he was on
a very crowded train bound for London. The soldier walked the length of
the train, looking for an empty seat, but the only unoccupied seat was
directly adjacent to a well-dressed middle-aged lady and was being used
by her little dog.
The war weary soldier asked, "Please, ma'am, may I
sit in that seat?"
The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and
said, "
You Americans. You are such a
rude class of people. Can't you
see my little Fifi is using that seat?"
Willy walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after
another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing
the woman with the dog. Again he asked,
"Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired." The
English woman wrinkled her nose and snorted,
"You Americans! Not only are you rude, you
are also arrogant. Imagine!"
Willy, saying nothing, then leaned over, picked up the little dog,
tossed
it out the window of the train, and sat down in the empty seat. The
woman shrieked and railed.
An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up,
"You
know, sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong
thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars
on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong
bitch out the window."
Twenty-five
states, four state agencies and dozens of industry groups challenged
the Clean Power Plan, which would require aggressive carbon dioxide
cuts from America’s existing power plants. The Supreme Court’s decision
reverses a lower court’s decision two weeks ago not to stay the
regulation.
In other words, though other
appeals courts have failed to uphold the Constitution, 
