for instance, someone like pudster in the department of labor who understands if we want to get the economy moving again and make it good for business, we can't mandate leave wage. this comes from businesses understanding what's good for them, and that's going to help not only employees, but consumers as well. i'm encouraged by some of those picks. >> i'm encouraged, too, but john, it's amazing how we've gone from number one on that list, the most business friendly country in the world, to number 23. that's an embarrassment. >> it's an embarrassment but it's not so amazing when you consider the bad policy the past 16 years. so trump, at least so far, you could say is taking us in the right direction with tax cuts and deregulation. but there are dangerous signals out there. this week he appointed peter navarro and avowed protectionist. trump will not be great nor the economy great if he goes protectionist and anti-dollar. watch out. >> so bill, a lot of libertarians like john don't have that much hope for the future. >> i have hope. we could move a long way up on the rankings just by appeali

>> reporter: well, first to the position of labor secretary, my sources are telling me that andy pudster is the front-runner for that. who is he? he's the ceo of the parent company for carl's jr. and hardee hardee's. he wants to scale back regulations. he's opposed to increasing the minimum wage. let me read you something he said recently about the workforce and about machines. he said machines are always polite. they always up sell. they never take a vacation. they never show up late. there's never a slip and fall or an age, sex, or race discrimination case. those comments raising a lot of eyebrows on capitol hill and particularly among some of the very workers who helped to sweep president-elect donald trump into the white house. here is the reaction from chuck schumer. the labor secretary should be someone who wakes up every day thinking about how they can raise american wages and fight for american workers. mr. puz der's case shows exactly the opposite. this pick could get real opposition on capitol hill. you asked about mitt romney. we are watching him closely. he is in new york tod