Kerry Benefits From Unions' Bush Loathing By LEIGH STROPE, AP, phillyburbs.com
BOSTON - John Kerry wasn't labor's first pick. Or its second. His nomination has forced some unions to hold their noses. But it's an election that is less about Kerry than ousting President Bush.
"We cannot afford four more years of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and all their cronies," said Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the second-largest union in the AFL-CIO with 1.5 million members.
"They've attacked us enough," said McEntee, whose union endorsed Howard Dean in the primaries. "They've done enough damage to our country. It's time for them to go."