Wise old man

*One sunny day in 2008, an old man approached the White House from
> across Pennsylvania Avenue where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He
> spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and
> meet with President Hillary Clinton." The Marine replied, "Sir, Mrs.
> Clinton is not President and doesn't reside 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
> Hillary Clinton". The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said
> yesterday, Mrs. Clinton is not President and doesn't reside here." The
> man thanked him and again walked away . . .
> *
> *The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to*
> *the very same Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with
> President Hillary Clinton." 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 President Hillary Clinton. I've
> told you already several times that Mrs. Clinton is not the President
> and doesn't reside here. Don't you understand?"
> *
> *The old man answered, "Oh, I understand you just fine, I just love
> hearing* *your answer!"
> *
> *The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."*