as much as i admired wassen, i didn't think he could put it off. i said so on air, telling viewers it was too risky to hold. as it turns out that was almost at the exact bottom of walgreens stocks. he announced a groundbreaking deal with bergen, another provider that gave his company a huge boost in profitability. plus the integration of the alliance/boots deal, fantastic. walgreens hasn't looked like since, and the stock has more than doubled. i was way too skeptical urging people to dump the stock with a well-run company after the shares had already been crushed. i let mea fears get the better of me. when he actually put his vision into action, i was too scared to see the opportunities. now these days peopleant blood pressure -- that youal have to doubt. i'm telling you that's wrong. sometimes skepticism simply doesn't pay off. if you're not convinced, let me give you a bigger picture example, at with tune i was a major backer of shaw group, that was famous for building power plants, especially nuclear power plants. i interviewed jim byrneheart,