Worried by reports of rising defaults, investors turned up their noses at a new $225 million bond issue by Sallie Mae, the federal agency that packages individual student loans into large securities. The loan company canceled the offering after two weeks on the market.
Reader Tips
In tonight’s entertainment en route to the tips, Pakistan’s Sachal Studios Orchestra plays an instrumental version of R.E.M.‘s 1992 hit Everybody Hurts.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Miss Me Yet?
Charles Krauthammer: George W. Bush is our century’s Harry Truman
Related.
Meet the [Crazy Foreign] Parents
This has been quite the week for the world to see parents of [alleged] Muslim terrorists who are in complete denial about the possible culpability of their litter. First there was this piece of work in Russia. Now front and center is a father from Tunisia.
Y2Kyoto: “You’ll See This Trend Continue”
It’s Probably Nothing
[T]he Swiss government on Wednesday announced a new policy to cap residence permits for all of Western Europe. Switzerland, which is not part of the EU but joined the Schengen bloc that allows freedom of movement of people across European borders, says that it is being overwhelmed by arrivals from across the continent, to the tune of 80,000 people each year.
h/t Adrian
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors*
*I swear, it’s like sipping from a firehose some days.
h/t Mike in Montreal
Oh, Shiny Pony!
Anti-Trudeau #CPC ads running for 2 weeks during NHL, MLB; American Idol, etc.;#LPC response spotted only FRI on CTV Nat News.#sawanad
— David Akin (@davidakin) April 27, 2013
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
Reader Tips
Sad news from the music world today: George Jones, one of the all-time great voices in country music, has passed away at the age of 81.
Whether he was delivering a heartfelt, romantic love song perfect for a bride and groom’s first dance, or an all-time classic tearjerker, you always knew that you were listening to “The Possum”, and that he was born to sing.
RIP
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Tommy Douglas: Not Dead Enough
Because Nothing Says “Anti-Bullying” Like A Raised Fist
A Look into the Bizarre Conspiracy World of the Radical Muslim Mind
The mother of “Speed Bump” and “Flash Bang” (credit to Howie Carr for those nicknames) was interviewed in Russia. Prepare yourself before entering the rabbit hole.
Related: A Look into the Bizarre Thinking of the Radical Leftist Mind
Rehtaeh Parsons And The Rest Of The Story
Christie Blatchford commits journalism.
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Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose!
MSNBC, April 3rd – A strong majority of Americans still favor stricter gun control laws, according to a new national Morning Joe/Marist poll. The new figures indicate that support for gun control is not waning, as another national poll found in March.
Fox News, April 26th – No One Shows Up for Anti-NRA March
Y2Kyoto: I’ll Miss The Corn Belt
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
The [Toronto Star] story had a central theme: renters are victims. Screwed. And the investors who own those condos are the screwees. […]
Of course, as I’ve proven time and again, reality is something quite different. Most investor-landlords are lucky to break even on their condos, usually in negative cash flow because market rents simply can’t cover financing, condo fees and taxes – let alone give a return on invested equity. In other words, someone like KLM renting a unit for $1,625 is being subsidized by the delusional twit who actually owns the place, even with a mortgage at sub-3%. They’re also avoiding the looming disaster of a condo market meltdown – a story now getting almost daily coverage.
How could a smart young professional not figure this out? Unless she has zero real estate knowledge?
As I walked through the airport, powered up my phone and checked out the latest anguished comments to this tormented blog, I suddenly realized who Kerri Lynn McAlister really is. She’s a plant.
[…]
As it turns out, KLM is also a newspaper writer and industry spokesperson.
h/t Colby Cosh
I Amuse Myself
.@susandelacourt Hey, nice corpse!Do you collect them all, or just save the special ones to play in Twitter debates?
— katewerk (@katewerk) April 26, 2013
Reader Tips
Tonight, we witness one of those breathtaking, mesmerizing, awe-inspiring natural phenomena that reconnects us, for a moment, with our god-given sense of wonder, and sends an electric chill up our spines: here’s A bird ballet.
h/t Missy T
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Oh, Shiny Pony! Or, Raed Jaser Not “Completely Excluded”
As Justin the Just put it:
…”There is no question that this happened because there is someone who feels completely excluded…”
Well, not that excluded (with video):
CBC News has confirmed that Canada tried nine years ago [under a Liberal government] to deport Raed Jaser, one of the two men accused in the Via Rail terror plot, but authorities didn’t proceed and later granted him permanent residency [and he was later pardoned under the Conservatives]…
Time now not to “commit sociology“, rather to ensure we can commit law enforcement.