The state-sanctioned murder show grinds on . . .
Word arrives from Georgia that now the state won't even allow Troy Davis a polygraph test prior to his execution (Davis had hoped to make one last statement of his innocence, perhaps to sway his killers). By this point, the government's bloodlust has gotten quite frightening. I wouldn't argue that Troy Davis is a saint - nor would I argue for freeing him without a substantial and thorough investigation - …