Cursor's Media Patrol - 03/17/06

As almost all mainstream media outlets ignore poll on censure, the Pew Research director tells Reuters that Bush's "strong points as a president were being seen as personally credible, as a strong leader. That has all but disappeared."

Bob Herbert issues a call to 'Stop Bush's War,' 'pollyanna' bloggers join their pundit brethren, and given the "chance to make up for being wrong on Iraq," Thomas Friedman craps out.

After U.S. and Iraqi troops encountered no resistance in a 100-square-mile sweep, a U.S. military spokesman said, "We believe we achieved tactical surprise," and a new poll finds that half of Americans surveyed say they have cried because of the war.

Who Knew? "There is a significant amount of undiscovered oil in northern Afghanistan," said the acting director of the U.S. Geological Survey, after an assessment reportedly found that one area holds "18 times the oil and triple the natural gas resources previously thought."

A Black Commentator op-ed seeks to "identify the white moderates of our time, mainly the Democratic Party," as Margaret Kimberley identifies a 'Civil War in America,' and Robert Parry considers the options.

A graphic illustrates a professor's agrument that it's easier to rig an e-voting machine than a Vegas slot, and materials on voter fraud issued by the Texas State Attorney General's office, reportedly list the Dallas Cowboys emblem as an item that should not be worn at the polls.