* “What’s amazing is that an attack like (Barcelona) hasn’t taken place inside Morocco.”–Issandr El Amrani, analyst with the International Crisis Group.
* “Againistan.”–How Afghanistan was referenced by Tribune Media Services cartoonist Paul Hands.
* “(Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro may no longer take advantage of the American financial system to facilitate the wholesale looting of the Venezuelan economy at the expense of the Venezuelan people.”–Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in announcing sweeping financial sanctions on Venezuela.
* “After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.”–President Donald Trump.
* “I mean, really, Ivanka? You couldn’t even stop the transgender in the military thing? I thought this was your area. She has no sway over daddy.”–HBO’s Bill Maher.
* “Throughout his time as sheriff, (Joe) Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration.”–Donald Trump, in pardoning Airpaio’s misdemeanor conviction dealing with prolonged immigration patrols that racially profiled Hispanics.
* “Whatever hopes (Trump) has of salvaging his presidency begin in suppressing the infighting, factionalism, subversion, dysfunction and flirtations with extremism within his inner circle.”–Matthew Continetti, editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon.
* “We don’t need CNN’s Don Lemon to expose what Trump really is. We just need Trump to keep talking.”–William Saletan, Slate.
* “Count me in the camp of those who believe the president is an ill-tempered, unqualified and at times dangerous leader of the free world. He is a very poor reflection of the Republican Party that I call my political home.”–David Jolly, former Republican congressman from Pinellas County.
* “Not even 20 years ago, Republicans in Congress were sure that Bill Clinton’s lie about extramarital sex justified impeachment proceedings against him. Trump has given them 100 times greater grounds for action.”–James Fallows, the Atlantic.
* “(Republicans) need to accept, finally, the reality that Mr. Trump is unfit to govern. … What’s required now is a comprehensive, consistent case by Republican leaders at the state and national levels that signals their opposition to the moral ugliness and intellectual incoherence of Mr. Trump. … They need to think in terms of a shadow government during the Trump era.”–Peter Wehner, senior fellow at the conservative think tank Ethics and Public Policy Center and former adviser to President George W. Bush.
* “If Republicans on Capitol Hill get nothing done and continue to be attacked by their party’s president, their re-election will be endangered. Mr. Trump may be ensuring that Democrats retake Congress in 2018. Does he understand that the first thing they’ll do when they assume power is launch investigations and move to impeach him.”–Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal.
* “It’s now at a stage where a lot of Americans have such a loyalty to their political tribe that they are willing to go along with deeply undemocratic behavior.”–Harvard political scientist Yascha Mounk.
* “Everybody is under you, but nobody is listening.” —Mitch McConnell, in analogizing being Senate Majority Leader with being a cemetery groundskeeper.
* “…No matter where I walked, he followed me closely, staring at me, making faces. It was incredibly uncomfortable; he was literally breathing down my neck. My skin crawled.”–Hillary Clinton, recalling the second presidential debate and Donald Trump’s hovering, stalking, onstage demeanor.
* “There are no coincidences in politics.”–Florida state Sen. Tom Lee, R-Thonotosassa.
* “The economy is hot in the Sunshine State, but it’s no day at the beach for the state’s troubled schools.”–From CNBC’s annual “America’s Top States for Business” rankings.
* “I think Tampa is the most diverse and exciting city in Florida. … We want to be involved more and more in the development of Tampa.”–Jorge Perez, founder and CEO of the Related Group, at the ground-breaking of Manor Riverwalk on the old Tampa Tribune site.
* “I have witnessed firsthand the benefits Community Redevelopment Agencies have delivered for residents in Tampa and throughout Florida. I urge the public to join me in opposition to legislation that denies the continued use of this proven tool and willfully fails to maintain and protect well-run, high-performing CRAs like those in Tampa.”–Tampa City Council member Mike Suarez.