Moore’s defense of Biden isn’t credible

On “Face the Nation” this past Sunday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s defense of President Joe Biden’s debate performance was troubling. He stated, “All of us have difficult nights. Well, I think the president had a difficult night” (“Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Biden debate performance: ‘That wasn’t a great moment for the president,'” June 30). Minimizing what the world saw and heard is an insult to our collective intelligence. Simple logic tells us President Biden has had (and will continue to have) many “difficult nights.” I don’t doubt Biden appears more vigorous at times, but that’s not the point. I’m very concerned about our president and very disappointed in our governor, who has shown he can be a political “hack.”

— Robin Haines, Woodstock

Brooklyn shooters are the real bad guys

Wow! Letter writer Rev. Michael T. Buttner blames and wants to punish a lot of people for the Brooklyn Homes shooting including “Dems” (“One year after Brooklyn Homes, more deserve to be punished,” July 1). Must he and others be reminded that the people responsible for the shooting and the deaths of two people are the ones who actually did the shooting?

— Steve Block, Baltimore

Court decisions not coincidence

The recent column by Armstrong Williams about U.S. Supreme Court decisions not being determined by the politics of the individual justices was more of a wish than an accurate observation (“The Supreme Court is not Red v. Blue,” June 29). Perhaps he now believes it was purely coincidental that the six justices appointed by Republicans were the ones who reversed a unanimous lower court finding that had held Donald Trump did not have immunity for the crimes he was alleged to have committed related to the 2020 election and its aftermath.

The Supreme Court decision will eliminate some of the charges against Trump that go right to the heart of his attempts to overturn the election results. At the very least, because the court waited for the last day of this session to render its decision, the time it will take to implement the decision and the inevitable appeals that follow will almost assuredly delay any trial until after the election. This has precisely been Trump’s strategy in his cases from the beginning. I wonder if Williams thinks the justices might have been aware of this.

— Steven P. Grossman, Pikesville

O’s starting pitchers deserve a longer leash

In my opinion, Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde would be wise to leave the starting pitcher in longer than he does (“Orioles’ Grayson Rodriguez dominates Mariners again in 2-0 win,” July 3).

At least 50% of the instances when the starter is pulled, the reliever gives up some runs. Plus, confidence is important to the starter.

We probably lost at least two or three games because of Hyde’s ineffective decisions. Back many years ago, the starter would pitch well into the seventh, eighth or ninth inning. I really do not have confidence in Hyde some of the time.

— Howard Krieger, Elkridge

We dissent

We dissent.

We will work and push back and create and vote and love until we have no strength left (“A Fourth of July call to illuminate democracy,” July 3).

Donald Trump will be defeated in the presidential election. So will his GOP enablers.. We will save democracy.

— Mel Tansill, Catonsville

What if Biden has ‘bad night’ amid a crisis?

Some people are dismissing President Joe Biden’s suboptimal performance in last week’s debate as “having a bad night” (“Don’t trade an imperfect president for one who represents the worst in us,” July 3). But what if he has a bad night during a crisis? And he’s likely to have more bad nights as the years go by. I respectfully ask that he pass the baton to a younger generation of leaders.

— Wes Michael, Towson

Will new Key Bridge be able to handle EV traffic?

Hayes Gardner’s recent article regarding how a replacement for the Francis Scott Key Bridge will need to have greater vertical clearance, “As ships grow and seas rise, can Baltimore’s port use new bridge to raise the roof?” (June 28), was most enjoyable and informative, but how will the new bridge be able to cope with the weight of the new electric cars and trucks?

— James Blum, Baltimore