"We need to think in a different way about the role of the president in the transitional phase. The president, whatever his characteristics are, will not possess a magic wand to resolve all the pending problems." -- Ahmed Sayed Ahmed, Al-Ahram "How can a political group or trend agree on a consensual president while it is the decision of the people?" -- Nasser Fayyad, Al-Akhbar "The Interior Ministry on its own cannot face the battle waged by the counter-revolution. El-Ganzouri's support is not enough." -- Magdi Hegazi, Akhbar Al-Youm "Al-Assad has more natural political acumen than the opposition forces." -- Al-Thawra "Has Al-Assad not learnt the lesson from a regime that ended up devoured by the rats in the gutter?" -- Ikram Abeidi, Asharq Al-Awsat "How better would it have been for Hosni Mubarak to step down and heed the call of reason? Would his resignation at the opportune moment not have saved him and his family so much anguish and humiliation?" -- Ghassan Charbel, Al-Hayat
