One sunny day in 2005 a man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Ave. where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S Marine standing guard and said, 'I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.' The Marine looked at the man and said, 'Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.' The man said, 'Okay' and walked away. The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, 'I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.' The Marine again advised him, 'Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.' The man thanked him again and just walked away. The third day, the same man approchaed the White House and spoke to the very same Marine, saying 'I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.' The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, 'Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush. I have told you already Mr. Bush is no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?' The man looked at the Marine and said, 'Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it.'
