January 2013

Picture this ..... January 2013 .....
One sunny day in January 2013 an old man wearing what was once very nice
clothing but now worn and ragged, approached the White House from across
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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 Obama." The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr.
Obama 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 Obama." The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I
said yesterday, Mr. Obama is no longer president and no longer resides
here." The man thanked him and, again, just walked away. The third day,
the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S.
Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President Obama." 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. Obama. I've told you already that Mr. Obama 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." A tear came to the Marine's eye and he snapped to attention,
saluted, and said, "Yes Sir . . . See you tomorrow".