to his immediate left is my mayor, tom menino, who is a political colossus. he has been reelected to his fifth consecutive four-year term, breaking the all-time record for continuous service as mayor. as i mentioned a moment ago, he has reshaped the city in countless ways, but the results are there for all to see. i was asked by a boston magazine to make a prediction for 2011 in the air in the of the year issue, and my prediction was this summer in the city this next year, the successor to mayor tom menino will be born. [laughter] finally, from the west coast, we have mayor kevin johnson of sacramento. he was elected mayor of sacramento, the 55th mayor of that city, in november 2008. he is the first native of sacramento and the first african-american to be elected to that posed, and his vision is for sacramento to become the city that works for everyone. why don't we start with mayor john cent -- what does it feel like to be you these days? [laughter] >> pretty crappy. [laughter] [applause] i had no idea what i was getting into. [laughter] no, i am the mayor