Biden’s tall tales encapsulate the liberal mentality

Frida Ghitis: Joe Biden is a special-needs child of political vanity.

She says he's the political equivalent of Zelig , Woody Allen's shape-shifting character.

Ghitis says Joe Biden's made-up stories of personal greatness are typical of liberal politicians.

He says the false stories of politicians are usually about their thoughts and deeds and experiences.

The neediness of liberal politicians derives ultimately from their world view, in which they are agents of progress, the avatars of the side of history’ whose speed is always too slow to suit liberals.

Joe Biden may be an outlier in his self-aggrandizement — making him a special-needs liberal long before his current dotage manifested itself.