We're not against Barry Bonds as an individual. We're against what he stands for. ... There was no way before the steroid allegations I would have booed him. When Barry Bonds was skinny and he was stealing bases, he was an amazing player to watch.

We understand this application is inherently beneficial. Quite bluntly, if you weren't requesting variances, this hearing would last maybe an hour.

A lot of our grapes go to the Central Valley. These producers can?t justify higher wine grape prices.

Value has been added into the land. Now it needs to get into the grape.

So in the short term it might put pressure on management. But in the long term, it creates a lot of bad morale.

To be honest, I haven't seen much serious budget planning since the Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections and grabbed onto the Senate filibuster. It's not the White House's fault that John Boehner couldn't deliver on a bigger deal.