Of course the left will oppose the death penalty for these men if they are convicted. Unlike the two-faced Xian Right leaders Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell who are hardline death penalty advocates until the person to be executed is a cute little born again female inmate, liberals are generally anti-death penalty because it isn't isn't fairly applied. The sentences often hinge on the status of the accused, the quality of the defense, the makeup of the jury, or the location of the crime.

Not to mention, that the death penalty is often carried out to silence political decent. A position that is often advocated by Coulterites and the right wing blogs.