Wed, 13 May 2009 19:22:34 +0000 – By Michael GoodwinNew York Daily News Columnist/FOX News Contributor
College commencements are typically exuberant events, but Vice President Biden's embellishment habit hit a new dimension during his Sunday address at Syracuse University, where he earned his law degree.
"Imagine a country where within a very short time, 20 percent of all our energy comes from renewable, clean sources of energy," Biden said in an "imagine" refrain that included the following: "Imagine a country where our carbon footprint shrinks to virtually nothing."
Actually, it's easy to imagine a zero carbon footprint because there is a word that describes the moment it happens: Death.
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