Re: Garry Trudeau’s April 15 “Doonesbury” comic strip:

I was surprised to see that Garry Trudeau would use a blatant lie in his cartoon alleging that Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family would choose a political party over his principles.

The “Doonesbury” creator made a worthwhile point in noting the multiple marriages among Republican presidential hopefuls, but his suggestion that Dobson isn’t concerned about the moral failings of those men is blatantly untrue.

Trudeau’s pen shouldn’t come with a license to blatantly distort the truth — and that’s what he did on April 15.

Dislike Dr. Dobson as much as you want, but it’s not Dobson whose blind allegiance to a political ideology is on display here.

Dobson has been openly critical of two of the men Trudeau alluded to, saying he couldn’t vote for either. That’s not the position of a partisan, it’s the boldness of a man of principle.

— Ruth Morrill, Simi Valley