As they see it.

"It's a little bit like being in 'Alice in Wonderland.' What is up is down, and what is down is up--that we are being the fiscal conservatives and he's the borrow-and-spend Republican."

--New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D), to northjersey.com, referring to Republican Governor Chris Christie's plan to push a new income tax credit.

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"If you're not abusing the program, then you should really have no problem with these reforms."

--Massachusetts Representative Shaunna O'Connell (R) in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, advocating for legislation to add tattoos, pornography, guns, jewelry, nail salons and casinos to the list of items on which recipients cannot spend welfare money.

"Canada believes in Michigan's future more than most Michiganders do."

--An editorial in the Detroit Free Press, on Canada's agreement to pay entirely for a new $950 million bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario.

"Just because we have new bells and whistles, that doesn't moan you have the right to invade my privacy."

--Maryland Delegate Shawn Tarrant (D), who led a successful effort to pass a first-in-the-nation law prohibiting employers, including public agencies, from requiring employees or job candidates to disclose their social media passwords.

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