In the annals of political prevarication, President Joseph R. Biden has emerged as a rather regular beneficiary of the Washington Post's "Pinocchios," a dubious honor bestowed for his misstatements on subjects as diverse as election laws, abortion protections, and deficit reduction. Unfazed, the President persists in the recitation of apocryphal tales from his life, ranging from a fabricated arrest with the venerable Nelson Mandela to a phantasmagorical train conductor. This week, he persevered with the spurious claim concerning the "Joey, Baby" conductor.
