how might the media do a better job of informing this debate? we seem to have a disconnect between what is said and what is reported and the american public s understanding. it hits a lot of issues whether it is policy or budget trends. recent data showed roughly almost half of americans don t realize we have the world s largest defense budget. a pretty odd phenomena in. thanks. in terms of what he will do i think he will reduce the size of the military. the next president. makes it harder to do either one. a president romney would reduce the pace of cuts. i don t think he has the money to do everything he is proposing. on the campaign platform he wants to hold the gdp at 4% which over time would be a large difference between him and president obama but i don t put that in the same category as more specific suggestions he has offered but either president would cut some ground force. either president is going to have a hard time wrestling with iran and may wind up being comp
that sounds very yesteryear i must say. we will have other panels talk about russia but i don t think anyone will buy on to that proposition and as for china, we all know that china is an easy target in some ways, but we have already mentioned people the wise heads of the republican party. i can assure you just read henry kissinger s latest book on china and candidate mitt romney will get a lot of advice between now and when it gets anywhere near the convention not to mention the white house to go easy on china. one reason i am puzzled by it is that will not win an election. it is the economy. you want to pick up on this? there are a lot of things about the nature of the challenge that we face. i start with the point that the economy is more dependent on the global economy than in the past and the collective action challenge homi talked about is real. i differ when i look at successful administrations. the republicans run as if american power unfettered from multilatera
commitment to grain transportation. without further ado, i want to introduce the honorable mayor ed lee of san francisco. [applause] thank you, everybody, for being here this morning. it is a joy for me to be here with you today at yellow cab to celebrate an accomplishment that i think the city will be proud of. i have been this city administrator for quite a number of years. i really enjoyed hearing the goals that then mayor gavin newsom had announced in so many areas. i have been very excited. in fact, when gavin was mayor, and these were the things that i really enjoyed inheriting from you. it was what warren hellman always said. even when you are doing the hardest thing possible, you have to have fun. i think it is fun when you can accomplish environmental goals for the city. there are so many generations ahead of us that we know will enjoy this. they will enjoy that cleaner air that we have promised generations to come. we are not going to be the same as many other ind
in fact, when gavin was mayor, and these were the things that i really enjoyed inheriting from you. it was what warren hellman always said. even when you are doing the hardest thing possible, you have to have fun. i think it is fun when you can accomplish environmental goals for the city. there are so many generations ahead of us that we know will enjoy this. they will enjoy that cleaner air that we have promised generations to come. we are not going to be the same as many other industrialized cities, creating emission levels to the point that people get sick. we have the promise that with the strong environmental goals that we set out, that we can have fun accomplishing them. just a minute ago, i had a chance to tell gavin, thank you for showing such great leadership. we celebrated gay marriage. i can personally thank him for that wonderful leadership that led to an historic decision by the ninth circuit yesterday. we go back to 2008, where mayor gavin newsom had led the eff
it is time to start our official press conference. this involves city officials and it is about the city s commitment to grain transportation. without further ado, i want to introduce the honorable mayor ed lee of san francisco. [applause] thank you, everybody, for being here this morning. it is a joy for me to be here with you today at yellow cab to celebrate an accomplishment that i think the city will be proud of. i have been this city administrator for quite a number of years. i really enjoyed hearing the goals that then mayor gavin newsom had announced in so many areas. i have been very excited. in fact, when gavin was mayor, and these were the things that i really enjoyed inheriting from you. it was what warren hellman always said. even when you are doing the hardest thing possible, you have to have fun. i think it is fun when you can accomplish environmental goals for the city. there are so many generations ahead of us that we know will enjoy this. they will enjoy