The Carnival of the Vanities is Up 

Well... sort of. I was pretty disappointed in this week's Carnival. Dr. Zen did a pretty mean spirited interpretation of a cool blog carnival that was generally pretty politically agnostic before. People would submit, you'd show the links with a short summary... it's a pretty simple concept. If you're interested, I submitted this post I wrote earlier this week on Social Security. I got ripped:

Nick Schweitzer at the The World According to Nick writes about how the US government's social security proposals are all about choice. When I tell you that Nick doesn't know that investing in the government is just as much investing in the "economy" as investing in Micro$oft or GM, you'll understand that his argument is not too sophisticated. Who would I rather trust with my investments? The government or John Q. Fillmepockets, a dealer who would flog you shares in dogshit if he thought he could con you into buying it? Yes, Nick, it's all about choice, and a great one it is too.

Well.. so glad I submitted so generously to the COTV this week so you could get an Instalanche, and I could submit myself to a free flogging. Personally, I think anyone who thinks that investing in government bureaucracy and bullshit is a worthwhile investment needs to have their head examined. I trust my investments to me. Don't like Microsoft or GM... then don't invest in them... that's the beauty of it. Apparently that simple fact has eluded our friend Dr. Zen.

But that's not the point. He pretty much ripped everyone... and this week's carnival sucked. In fact... after reading through about 3 of his "summaries"... I basically just scrolled down to see what he said about me and then left. I'd imagine that most people who found this week's carnival didn't stay too long, which is a shame, because it's usually a great way to find some excellent writing.

Luckily for us, the blogosphere is full of people interested in correcting wrongs... and This Blog Is Full of Crap has posted an alternative carnival which is fair and politically agnostic. Thanks a lot!