The Carnival of the Vanities, Week 145

My apologies for the delay--without further hubub, however, I am free to give you the 145th edition of the Carnival of the Vanities!

Top billing today goes to the Vulgar Moralist, with Marriage in a Self-Absorbed Age, an exploration of the intellectual elite's negative attitude toward that age-old institution.

Next up, Free Money Finance tells us that Yes, You Can Erase 15 Years of Debt in 14 Months. Good to know.

Kit Jarrell at Euphoric Reality gives us a Conversation with a Fallujah Marine, a post you won't want to miss!

For satire, we have Mad Kane, with the doctor turned senator bill.

Ironman of Political Calculations takes a look at Your Earnings, discussing how your education vs your experience are weighed in the job market.

J. Fielek informs us that Coxsackie is not a dirty word, despite rumors to the contrary. He also takes a look at more of Senator Durbin's "Fairy Tales".

Shamalama, in what I'm sure is a sincere cry of sympathy, expresses sympathy for Those Poor Detainees At Gitmo.

Lance, on the other hand, is watching the Discovery Channel's "100 Greatest Americans" and wondering when famous became synonymous with great.

Beth at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy asks one simple, pointed question: Quagmire?

In celebration of her blog's anniversary, Elana of FunnyBusiness sends a classic post about women who won't use the bathroom at work. Hm, maybe I could've gotten her more traffic if I'd just said it was about women's bathroom habits.

Over at Alarming News, guest blogger Dorian Davis reviews Clinton's policy on Iraq.

Over at WILLisms, Will takes a look at Democratic Leadership gone wild, in the appropriately titled entry, Rabid Donkeys on the Loose.

Beej of The Day Lee Misadventures describes their Post like this: "Comments: An account going back to 1982 of my wacky obsession with Mallory Keaton's freckle-faced kid brother, and why no other TV stars (especially the hairy-chested variety) made me swoon quite like the Jase does."

Two Dogs (a blogger, not a pair of domesticated animals) takes a look at the day traditionally recognized to be the day that the United States put the last nail in the coffin of slavery.

Jack Cluth warns us to Beware the law of unintended consequences.

Jeremy of Parableman gives us Dr. Seuss on Hardball.

Brian takes a look at the opportunities afforded in our globalizing world in his entry, The Global Office.

Dr. Seuss returns, thanks to blogger Buckley, who gives us a Dr. Seuss tale from beyond the grave.

Blogger Retired Geezer did not give me a specific permalink to a post, but he liveblogs a Napoleon dynamite festibal at his blog, Blog Idaho.

Coturnix discusses the latest book out by Jared Diamond, Collapse.

Shrinkwrapped gives us the second part in his series, The Suicide Bomber, Narcissism, and the Ego Ideal.

Dan Melson tells a chilling tale which he has dubbed The Ultimate Consumer Horror Story.

The Maryhunter explores why the left doesn't understand Bush. He's just a soul whose intentions are good--please lord, don't let him be misunderstood.

Mustang 33 gives us an example of real torture and rolls his eyes at critics of Gitmo.

Over at Trainer Pundit, Kristen explains why it is that people need to be trained different than animals--simple postive and negative reinforcement will not do, it seems.

Harvey of Bad Example explains How to enter a link-fest carnival to us.

Over at Multiplementality, Josh takes a look at some changes to the legislation concerning pornography that threatens the whole industry, a fact that many people have apparently missed. He also expresses his discontentment with the Kelo ruling.

Back on the Quagmire subject, Eric of Classical values explains why Iraq is anything but that.

The editors of the American Federalist Journal challenge what they have dubbed as "The Coalition of Sedition".

Dave of the Glittering eye takes a look at Thomas Barnett's 'Pentagon's New Map'.

Mark looks at speech codes and political correctness in his post.

Over at Watcher of Weasels, said Watcher takes a stab at Michael Schiavo, regarding what he had inscribed on Terri's tombstone.

John ray links to stories on anti-Americanism in Australia.

In a post that lives up to the name of the blog, Strange Justice tells a truly twisted tale.

The Soccer Dad has submitted a post about the Washington Post's medical ethics, or perhaps, the lack thereof?

In a post about fact checking and holding the media accountable, Tom of libertarian leanings points out that the press itself is now the news.

The Radical centrist, always a worthwhile read, writes about flag desecration in America, while over at Bird's eye view, he writes about political correctness as a danger to the telling of American history.

Brian sighs as a new movie turns zombies into a metaphor for Republicans.

Over at Tinkerty Tonk is a post where blogger Rachel rolls her eyes at Kevin Aylward's sympathy for Jessica Cutler.

Bill of Idler yet has a post worth reading if only because it is titled Facing Death in a Panda's Mouth! How can you not read a post with that title?

Christ at the Uncredible Hallq explains a lefty mentality: Contempt a Revulsion good, Hate bad.UPDATE: I have just been informed that the name of this blogger is "Chris" and that, despite rumors to the contrary, he is not the Son of God. I apologize if this caused any confusion.

Phil reflects on the old saying that "The death of an individual is a tragedy; the death of a million is a statistic" in his submission.

David at Ripples assures us that insanity in a corporation is far from a spontaneous event.

Over at the homeschool family blog, the Common Room, the DeputyHeadmistress takes a look at the idea of fair market compensation and why, even as a child, she could understand how it wasn't really "fair".

Evil Emperor has a humorous piece entitled: NASA to Blow Up Comet "Just Because".

Over at Joust the Facts we have "More class warfare on the estate tax".

Over at Blog Business world is an exploration of how blogging improves your writing skills.

Mark screams "My Face is on fire!" and hopes we're listening.

Blogger Holly Aho asks the age-old question: What Do The FBI, a Harley Davidson Woman's Club, Soldiers Angels and Minimus Have in Common?

Rick at Rightwing Nuthouse asks if attitudes towards the old heroic American victories have changed.

Mr. Snitch gives us quick slices of hoboken life.

Solomon discusses The AP's Immoral Moral Equivalence.

Charlie of Rip & Read takes a look at Two Kinds of Democrats and the Anti-Economists.

Dean of Notes and Meditations writes about the ritual that marks the beginning of summer. A nice light read.

Another post on Kelo from Steven of BlueStateRead, with an interesting perspective.

Meanwhile, Kevin at the smallest minority examines a Supreme Court ruling that has been mostly overlooked by the public at large, which he feels needs to be addressed.

Blogger Laurence Simon gives a touching tribute to the passing of a 14-year-old blogger who will be sorely missed by her online friends.

Phew! Sorry again that this is so late, guys!
Let's hope the next guy isn't quite so irresponsible, eh?

Well, one thing's for sure from this end of the Carnival--the blogosphere is not lacking in activity.

Take it easy folks.