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ATLANTIC CITY - Gov. Jon Corzine never forgot how to pronounce the word "union," Vice President Joe Biden told leaders of the New Jersey AFL-CIO this morning in an impassioned speech with less than a month to go before Election Day as Corzine runs neck-and-neck with Republican challenger Chris Christie, according to the latest Fairleigh Dickinson University poll.  "I'm here for two reasons," said Biden. "First and foremost is to support my friend, Barack's friend, Jon Corzine. We made a decision that the first guy we committed to do anything we could do is Jon Corzine." The other reason is to say thank you, said Biden, who laid the groundwork early in the speech for an old friends, shared values atmosphere to contrast sharply with what he identified as an intentionally vague GOP in the aftermath of the Bush era. "I'm proud to stand here today, as I have year after year for the last 37 years with New Jersey labor, campaigning with you and for you, and also, with you campaigning with me," the vice president said. "I would not be standing here today without many of you in this room. You've been my second home. You've literally had my back." To labor chants of "Yes, we can" and a howling standing ovation, a smiling Biden arrived out of the rain at the Borgata Casino on the second day of a two-day labor conference to gin up the ground game captains for what Corzine hopes will be GOTV dynamite. "Today is 27 days out, and we need to have for the next four weekends, 1,200 volunteers out on weekends, that's our goal," said AFL-CIO President Charlie Wowkanech. "It's because of your efforts so far that this thing has gotten so close. ...This Nov. 3rd, we are going to put our best foot and exceed the Jim McGreevey 1.2 million members on votes for Jon Corzine. That's what it's all about."

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