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QUOTES OF THE DAY
National Homeownership Month, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

For many Americans, owning a home represents freedom, independence, and the American dream. During National Homeownership Month, we highlight the benefits of owning a home and encourage our fellow citizens to be responsible homeowners.

My Administration is committed to helping Americans achieve their dreams of homeownership. We have worked to ensure that the mortgage industry is more transparent, reliable, and fair, and in order to sustain homeownership, we have launched initiatives to help responsible homeowners keep their homes. The FHASecure program has given the Federal Housing Administration more flexibility in refinancing mortgages for homeowners who have good credit histories but cannot afford their current payments. In addition, the HOPE NOW Alliance connects struggling homeowners with lenders, loan servicers, and mortgage counselors to help families stay in their homes. Homeowners deserve our help, and these initiatives assist those in need.

During National Homeownership Month and throughout the year, I encourage all Americans to take advantage of financial education opportunities to explore homeownership. My Advisory Council on Financial Literacy is finding ways to help educate people from all walks of life about matters pertaining to their finances and their futures. By practicing fiscal responsibility, Americans can contribute to the strength of our neighborhoods and our country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2008 as National Homeownership Month. I call upon the people of the United States to join me in recognizing the importance of homeownership and building a more prosperous future for themselves and their communities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.

GEORGE W. BUSH

PHOTO OF THE DAY
President George W. Bush greets Thomas Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the church's headquarters Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Salt Lake City. Also pictured at right is Henry Eyring, First Counsel in the First Presidency. White House photo by Eric Draper

Santa Monica, California

An unidentified man visits the Arlington West War Memorial set up by Veterans for Peace in Santa Monica, Calif. during Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, 2008. More than 4,000 crosses have been set up to represent each U.S. soldier killed in Iraq.

Washington DC

Joe Gonzales, 77, left, a Korean War Veteran from San Jose, Calif., and Edith Shain, 89, of New York, who was a nurse in World War II, joke around by the World War II Memorial in Washington, Monday May 26, 2008. Shain was the nurse kissing the soldier in a famous photograph from VJ Day that ran in Life Magazine.

David L. Carte, of Nitro, W.Va., who was in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam, visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on Memorial Day in Washington, Monday May 26, 2008. "As long as I'm alive they'll be remembered," says Carte.

A Memorial Day visitor to the National World War II Memorial takes a photograph of part of the memorial in Washington, Monday May 26, 2008.

Tributes that have been left by the granite pillar for the state of Illinois in Pacific Front section of the National World War II Memorial, on Memorial Day in Washington, Monday May 26, 2008

A woman points an American flag toward a name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, Memorial Day, Monday May 26, 2008.

And finally a very special person

Frank Buckles listens to activities during a Memorial Day Observance at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo. Monday, May 26, 2008. Buckles, at 107, is the last known American World War I veteran

Frank Buckles is pushed by his daughter Susannah Flanagan outside the Liberty Memorial as he attends a Memorial Day Observance at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo. Monday, May 26, 2008. Buckles, at 107, is the last known American World War I veteran.

Frank Buckles salutes a color guard during Memorial Day activities at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo. Monday, May 26, 2008. Buckles, at 107, is the last known American World War I veteran.

Frank Buckles receives an American flag during Memorial Day activities at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo. Monday, May 26, 2008. Buckles, at 107, is the last known American World War I veteran.

All clear please feel free to post any photos or graphics in the spirit of this thread

Thanks for the picture of the day. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, so it is always nice to see pictures. Great job.