Daily Kos: Union Vets Speak Out Against McCain

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/07/10/549557/-Union-Vets-Speak-Out-Against-McCain?via=sidebyuserrec

By Tula Connell

Jim Wasser served in Navy combat during the Vietnam War. His father fought in World War II, a veteran of the Pacific theater.

Wasser, a member of the Electrical Workers (IBEW) union, respects Sen. John McCain's military service—but not his record in the Senate. Wasser puts it this way:

He wants us to keep spending $10 billion a month in Iraq, just like Bush. We could use that money to build schools, and roads, and create jobs with livable wages and benefits and insurance. He even took sides with Bush against increasing health care benefits for veterans.

People should let John McCain know: His agenda is not what we need, not now.

Wasser is taking his message to union members and union vets across the nation. He's featured in a TV ad (see video) the AFL-CIO is launching today in several communities across the nation that have been hard hit by the Bush-fueled recession. We have pulled together an AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council, made up of members from multiple unions who are taking part in roundtables with union vets around the nation today. They will continue to get out the message throughout the election season that there's a big difference between McCain's war record and the anti-working family policies he'd pursue as president.

FULL story at link.