Walgreens closing more stores in SF

[Fernando]

The #1 principle in choosing a running mate is (as someone has already alluded to above): don't outshine the #1 spot on the ticket. As someone pointed out above (using more diplomatic language than I am about to use), if you are a mentally declining goober, picking an obnoxious airhead seemed like an almost inevitably obvious choice.

Some historical examples from the past 50 years:

Nixon - Agnew
Carter - Mondale;
Reagan - GHWB;
GHWB - Quayle;
Clinton - Gore;
Obama - Biden
Trump - Pence

(I omitted GWB - Cheney because it is arguably the one exception where the VP was seen as the equal to the POTUS - and we all know how much humor and ridicule that generated).

In all of the above cases the second banana was somewhere between borderline lightweight (Agnew, Quayle, Biden), and competent but boring (Mondale, GHWB, Gore, Pence) - and thus did not threaten to outshine the POTUS.

Interesting pattern. And Biden wouldn't have been President if not for so many Dems and Repubs who didn't like Trump (Trump or No Trump).
Pence had no chance of being President especially lacking charisma.
But it doesn't help the party by putting a weak VP since VP is being groomed to be next President.

 

[DTB]

Walgreens executives say the drugstore chain is losing about 50% more money due to loss and theft than it did prior to 2020

"This is not petty theft," CFO James Kehoe said on an investor call. "These are gangs that actually go in and empty our stores of beauty products."

news.yahoo.com

 

[Fernando]

IRS tells Americans to report STOLEN property and drug money as income

The ruling was discovered by a Twitter user Wednesday who wrote: 'Tax szn is around the corner. Remember to report your income from illegal activities and stolen property to the IRS.'

www.dailymail.co.uk

IRS tells Americans to report STOLEN property and drug money as income.​

Maybe prosecutors can put shoplifters and other thieves for tax evasion and lock them up good.

 

[Charles West]

I'm in Las Vegas and can't believe the number of Walgreens and CVS stores I've seen, like every other corner there's another one.

 

[Fernando]

I'm in Las Vegas and can't believe the number of Walgreens and CVS stores I've seen, like every other corner there's another one.

Were you there for the annual tech convention?
I saw on TV that BMW had an LED exterior car which can change color. Wow.

 

[Charles West]

Were you there for the annual tech convention?
I saw on TV that BMW had an LED exterior car which can change color. Wow.

Nah but went by convention center. I heard they had 40k+ in attendance where normally they expect 150 to 175k so a little short. I was there to attend the Raiders Chargers game and we had to drive because rentals were not available. Took 9 hours each way.

 

[Fernando]

Nah but went by convention center. I heard they had 40k+ in attendance where normally they expect 150 to 175k so a little short. I was there to attend the Raiders Chargers game and we had to drive because rentals were not available. Took 9 hours each way.

Why are you a Raiders fan? When they left Bay Area, they no longer exist in my eyes. Traitors.

 

[Charles West]

Love the Raiders. You should focus on the mayor of Oakland, she's the one that didn't want to spend taxpayer money on a new stadium and killed it. Las Vegas thanks her, the stadium generates $600 mil a year for a $2 bil stadium. Now that's stupid.

 

[Fernando]

Love the Raiders. You should focus on the mayor of Oakland, she's the one that didn't want to spend taxpayer money on a new stadium and killed it. Las Vegas thanks her, the stadium generates $600 mil a year for a $2 bil stadium. Now that's stupid.

Oakland didn't have enough money and the county wasn't willing to help keep the Raiders in Oakland.
I hope the Oakland A's not leave. If so, at least go to San Jose. Good to have 2 baseball teams in Bay Area.

 

[Charles West]

Oakland didn't have enough money and the county wasn't willing to help keep the Raiders in Oakland.
I hope the Oakland A's not leave. If so, at least go to San Jose. Good to have 2 baseball teams in Bay Area.

They could have arranged for financing but didn't care. Believe me I know, my daughter-in-law (sports attorney) was intimately involved. One of the dumbest moves ever. Ask the Oakland resturant association if you don't believe it.