Wick Allison opposes death penalty

I am just now recovering from the shock of reading this post on D magazine's Frontburner blog in which noted conservative and the magazine's publisher Wick Allison says he opposes the death penalty.

Mr. Allison writes: "Are we keeping the death penalty just so a few state politicians can claim to be 'tough' on crime? Are we endangering lives merely for the sake of posturing?"

Way to go, Wick!