1) In the Wall Street Journal , retiring congressman Brian Baird (D-WA, 3) says his party has become "authoritarian" and "closed," with a "groupthink mentality."

2) State Rep. Reuven Carlyle says Mayor Mike McGinn's comments last week---he said he didn't trust the governor or legislature to protect the city from cost overruns on the tunnel---were disrespectful and counterproductive, the PI.com reports.

3) Also in the PI.com: Columbia City Cinema continues to struggle .

4) The Washington State Wire finds that a quarter of the state's Democratic candidates have said they don't support the high-earners' income tax.

5) The West Seattle Blog previews a meeting tonight about reducing sewage overflows---potentially by putting a big sewage storage facility in a Seattle park.

6) The News Tribune 's Political Buzz blog says a Republican House takeover will be bad news for Washington State Congressman Norm Dicks.

7) The Spokesman-Review's Spin Control blog wants the state to require PACs to adopt names that reveal what they're really up to.