The Newshoggers: Bill Gertz of The Washington Times stokes hysteria over China with "a combination of anonymous sources [and] flimsy evidence..."

Unqualified Offerings: Politicians are reluctant to discuss the extraordinary numbers on defense spending.

Progressive Blog Digest: More on Lurita Doan and other Bush loyalists. Sunday was the 35th anniversary of the Watergate break-in.

The blog PTSD Combat provides resources for combat vets suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some bloggers try to follow such stories closely; others, not so much. But then, "Going to the doctor is for sissies anyhow."

Guest round up by Batocchio (batocchio9 AT yahoo DOT com).