By Yael T. Abouhalkah, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist

Sarah Palin can't get off criticizing the "greed" and "corruption" on Wall Street.

"It's a toxic mess," she said. But Palin failed to answer the question about whether she would have supported the bankruptcy bill passed by Congress a few years ago, cracking down on ordinary Americans.

Biden agreed that he and Barack Obama had disagreed on the bankruptcy bill. And he at least did look forward, saying how he and Obama would support a bill that might help homeowners pay the principle on their loans and stay in their homes.

Palin, given a chance to respond to Biden's comments, again skirted the question. She came back to talking about America becoming "energy independent," which had absolutely nothing to do with the original question on bankruptcy laws.