I JUST LOVE HEARING IT!

One sunny day in January 2009, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the US 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 old 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 told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here."

The man thanked him and again, just walked sway. The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoked to the very same US Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President Bush."

The Marine understandably agitated at this point, looke at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been asking to speak to Mr. Bush. I've told you already that Mr Bush is no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?"

The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I JUST LOVE HEARING IT!"

The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir!"