* “Today the Egyptian people have established a new life, with real freedom and real democracy. … The judicial power, the executive power, the legislative power–we will all go forward together.”–Mohammed Morsi after being sworn in as the first democratically elected president of Egypt.
* “You have given our party a second chance. We will honor that with results.”–Newly-elected Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) that had been out of power since 2000.
* “(Mitt Romney) seems to play everything safe, make no news except burn off Hispanics.”–Media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
* “We have to keep our president in office because in the blink of an eye, it can go back to the way it was before.”–Actress Angela Bassett addressing campaign volunteers for President Barack Obama in St. Petersburg.
* “The constitutionality of Arizona’s ‘papers, please’ law seems to depend on the politeness with which police deliver the ‘please’ part.”–Michael Gerson, Washington Post.
* “… In a perfect world, I don’t think it’s anyone else’s business, but I do think there is value in standing up and being counted. I’m not an activist, but I am a human being and I don’t give that up by being a journalist.”–CNN’s Anderson Cooper in publicly announcing that he is gay.
* “Whatever the politics, today’s decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives are more secure because of this law.”–President Barack Obama after the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act.
* “What the court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected president of the United States. And this is I will act to repeal Obamacare.”–Mitt Romney.
* “…One of the great constitutional finesses of all time. He (Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts) managed to uphold the central conservative argument against Obamacare, while at the same time finding a narrow definitional dodge to uphold the law–and thus prevented the court from being seen as having overturned, presumably on political grounds, the signature legislation of this administration.”–Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post.
* “Obama lied to the American people. Again. He said it wasn’t a tax. Obama lies; freedom dies.”–Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
* “We’ve got one last chance here to beat Obamacare, and we can do that in the November election.”–Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
* “The Affordable Care Act has been upheld by the Supreme Court. It is my hope that politicians like Rick Scott and Pam Bondi will now finally get to work on moving Florida forward. Enough with the partisan crusades.”–Florida Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg.
* “This is a tax on the American people, and that’s how it was upheld.”–Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
* “We’re not going to implement Obamacare in Florida.”–Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
* “My first reaction to the decision by the Supreme Court, I’m angry, and disbelief.”–Rep. Connie Mack IV.
* “A lot of us feel the health care law wasn’t perfect. But it was needed. Our system was broken, and we had to do something.”–Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
* “The Supreme Court decision is a welcome relief to families and businesses across America, and especially to Floridians. Our fight to lower health care costs for middle-class families and families with health insurance remains on track.”–Tampa U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor.
* “I would like to see somebody internationally known, that gives us a competitive edge to bring business to this port. I think it’s important to have those contacts.”–Tampa Port Authority Commissioner Stephen Swindal on a key requirement for the next port director.