Goolsby, Eiland, Lucio, and Washburn

Rep. Tony Goolsby, R-Dallas, asked by the Associated Press for details of an expensive taxpayer-funded renovation of the Texas House member's lounge: "I'm up to my ass in a damn campaign. This is the only job I've got and I'm trying to save it. Obama's got people coming from the rafters."

Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, quoted by The Dallas Morning News on the election prospects: "Everybody's excited, and the number one goal is to get a new speaker. The number two goal is to get a new speaker, and the number three goal is to get a new speaker. So all everybody has to remember is goal number one."

Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, on rumors that he might run for comptroller in 2010: "Right now, I'm just preparing myself for the next session. But people have asked me if I'm interested in running and I'm not ruling it out. There's no exploratory committee or anything like that. But my son [Rep. Eddie Lucio III] must have heard something about it and he said, 'Dad, if you're thinking about moving up or retiring, I sure hope you let me know, give me a heads-up.' I said, 'Hold on, son. I've still got some miles to go.'"

Lori Washburn, the wife of John Washburn, who won a James Madison award from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas for trying to stop Gov. Rick Perry's weekly destruction of government emails, in the Austin American-Statesman: "Activists are easy to admire, but they're very difficult to live with."