This is my last post on the debate, my last suggestion of a column to read. Because so much is at stake, because our democracy is at stake, I feel a bit obsessed with the debate. I, too, wondered why Trump claimed caring about the environment on the day his Supreme Court dismantled legislation to protect it.

One more read: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/28/debate-losers-american-people

I suggest reading Heather Cox Richardson and her interpretation of the debate last night.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-27-2024

HCR: Tonight was the first debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and by far the most striking thing about the debate was the overwhelming focus among pundits immediately afterward about Biden’s appearance and soft, hoarse voice as he rattled off statistics and events. Virtually unmentioned was the fact that Trump lied and rambled incoherently, ignored questions to say whatever he wanted; refused to acknowledge the events of January 6, 2021; and refused to commit to accepting the result of the 2024 presidential election, finally saying he would accept it only if it met his standards for fairness. 

I was by the marsh today before an eye appointment. A Snowy White Egret, Golden Slippers, circled about drumming up food in the water and mud. How does each of us focus and interpret what we see?