Batali voiced that very interesting sentiment at the Time magazine Person of the Year debate I mentioned earlier, where he was a panelist, along with NBC's Brian Williams and anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, among others.
Russia's president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, has been voicing that sentiment a lot lately, declaring that the government must do something about the country's status as a world leader in alcohol consumption.
During a luncheon in early August with select Democratic senators in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, President Obama gave voice to that sentiment.
It is time the president gave voice to that sentiment, widely shared by the American people for the simple reason that it is true.
That sentiment was voiced even as respondents expressed concern about the decline of the economy under Mr. Bush, and even though just 46percentt said they approved of his handling of the economy.
Some voiced sentiments that were heard recently on conservative radio shows, though those interviewed said they resented being characterized as mobs or puppets of lobbyists, emphasizing that they represented only themselves.
Lately, though, I've been voicing a modified version of that sentiment, thanks to a wonderful, carefree group of plants.
That sentiment was also voiced by some committee members.
That sentiment was also voiced by strong opponents of abortion, like Herb Dowman, a 37-year-old environmental engineer in Dewitt, Mich.
