It’s commendable that the governor was willing to go outside the box and when his own ass was in a sling he did what people should do when their ass is in a sling and that is go hire a good plaintiff lawyer.

Beaumont-based trial lawyer Brent Coon to the Tribune on Gov. Rick Perry's hire of trial lawyer Tony Buzbee

This court should not hesitate to dismiss both counts of the indictment and bar the prosecution, immediately if not sooner.

Perry's attorneys in their Monday filing seeking to have the charges against him thrown out

I'll give him his due — for a guy who had to go into booking and take a mug shot and got charged with a couple of felonies and might go to prison ... aside from that he had a pretty good week.

Harold Cook, tongue firmly-in-cheek, on MSNBC Friday evening

Sometimes people will shake our hands and be very nice to us and say ‘I appreciate the work you do,’ but as soon as they walk in front of a TV camera, they say it a little bit differently.

Public integrity unit leader Gregg Cox to The New York Times on political criticism of his division

We need to look at the states, which are lavatories of innovation and democracy, reform.

Gov. Rick Perry speaking at an Americans for Prosperity event last Friday in Manchester, N.H.