By DAVID GROVES
Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO
If Al Franken was still on Saturday Night Live portraying life coach and self-confidence guru Stuart Smalley (instead of serving in the U.S. Senate) some of our state's elected leaders could have a session in front of his mirror repeating, "We're good enough, we're smart enough and doggone it, business people like us!"
When it comes to whether Washington state can continue to maintain and attract good-paying jobs, some of our elected leaders seem to have self-image problems that simply aren't based in reality. ...