As the see it.

"They want us to work together, they're not going to reward acrimony, they're going to reward results."

--Florida Senator Tom Lee (R) in The Miami Herald, about working with fellow legislators from both parties in the upcoming legislative session.

"[The lawsuit] is not going to deter New Jersey residents from being able to place a bet on their favorite sporting events and enjoy the action at one of Atlantic City's casinos."

--New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak (D) to the Associated Press, in response to a lawsuit filed by the major professional sports associations to block the state's new sports betting law from taking effect.

"I think it would take a civil war, frankly, if I'm not mistaken, that was tried once before."

--David Cole, constitutional law professor at Georgetown University Law School, referring to Texas and other states' residents petitioning to secede from the union, in the Houston Chronicle.

"If the [teacher's] union is sincere in looking at reform, I think they need to be included. But if it's going to be 'not only no, but hell no,' which has kind of been their prior approach to this, then it's a futile effort to include them."

--Idaho Senate Education Chairman John Goedde (R) in The Spokesman-Review, referring to future efforts...