Opinion - Linda Chavez

Creators Syndicate - No one wants to talk about who is most to blame for the financial crisis that now threatens the U.S. economy, though there is plenty of blame to go around. It is far easier to blame other people — greedy Wall Street executives, predatory lenders, President Bush, federal regulators, members of Congress —than it is to look at ourselves.

Creators Syndicate - The nation's economy is on the precipice, but Barack Obama has more important things to attend to. He's a man in a hurry to be president, and a little thing like the collapse of the U.S. credit markets won't deter him. In fact, he sees it as an opportunity. By Obama's calculation — and that of many of his supporters — the worse mess the economy is in, the better his chances are to win the Oval Office.

Creators Syndicate - The media have been raking John McCain over the coals the last couple of weeks, accusing the GOP presidential nominee of being dishonest or even lying in his campaign ads.

Creators Syndicate - Democrat activists have let Sarah Palin get under their skin — and if they don't get a grip, their visceral loathing of the Republican vice presidential candidate could cost them the election.

Creators Syndicate - The biggest story to emerge from the Republican National Convention was the media's effort to destroy Gov.