Gov. Mitt Romney’s criticism of President Obama over the killing of American diplomats in Libya helped my wife and myself — registered Independent voters — make our choice for the presidential election. We were appalled at Romney’s charge that the president was “sympathetic toward those who waged the attacks.”

To be so insensitive toward the families of those American diplomats who were murdered just to make “political hay” is despicable and should be rejected by all clear-thinking Americans.

Let’s not put this man in the White House with the “true colors” he has shown with his comments.

Jon A. and Elaine M. Kemmerer

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