Two things I've started doing a couple days ago. First, post articles unrelated to this, second, scan headlines for Schiavo and promptly ignore. I've stopped even reading anything remotely Schiavo here on FR. It's not worth my sanity to wade through all the hyperbole.
There have been major developments in Iraq that have seen minimal coverage. 150 posts tops in almost every case. Did you know U.S. casualties have dropped by almost half every month since November? Or that insurgent attacks are dwindling away as fast as their own casualty rates skyrocket, the locals are starting to turn on them, and the new Iraqi military has actually performed very well under fire?
*cue the cricket sounds from the media*
The war is going so well that no one is covering it anymore. If this trend holds for another few months, the insurgency will collapse and the war will end. Now think about this:
-American military power, cultural values, and political vision are about to succeed in the face of almost global opposition. A hundred or so posts.
-Severely disabled woman being killed by controversial court order. Thousands and thousands of posts.
Humor me. I think what's going on in Iraq at least warrants equal attention, huh?