Senator Barbara Boxer (D. Cal.) gets accused of being ultra-liberal from time to time. She especially takes this criticism during election time. She recently sought out the US Attorney who is in charge of prosecuting the case of a 21-year old known gang member in San Francisco who is accused of shooting a police officer and has asked the US Attorney to seek the death penalty. Maybe I'm just cynical (ok that's not a maybe), but I have to wonder if Senator Boxer really thinks this particular crime and its accused are deserving of a punishment of death, or if she is playing the political machine in an attempt to ward off her foes who believe her to be too liberal (even for the State of California).

Sen. Boxer calls for death penalty in SF cop killer case