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By Nicholas Carraway

For those of you who do not know Nicholas Carraway (I assume everyone does), he has spent the better part of the last twenty years traveling the country in a renovated R.V., working as a freelance reporter for a number of wonderful publications. His recent kick has been one-on-one interviews. Mr. Carraway has agreed to send the Main Street Journal his notes. Since he does not believe in the use of computers, the notes come in a large Federal Express envelope and are usually jumbled. The quotes you find in this article are mostly accurate; however, the questions may be somewhat out of place. This interview with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took place at the Edoya Japanese Restaurant in Washington D.C., just blocks from the White House.

NC: Senator, thank you for taking the time to sit down and talk.

CS: Good morning Sandy.

NC: Sandy is our waiter. Senator, you have become the leading voice of dissent when faced with the judicial nominees of the President. Was your opposition to Judge Roberts and Judge Alito politically motivated?

CS: The Supreme Court justices have enormous power. With a flick of the pen they can change millions of people’s lives. We have to know a lot more than just whether they went to Pittsburgh Law School or Harvard Law School on their resume. We should know their judicial philosophy.

NC: Some though Senator, have accused you of reducing judicial philosophy down to one issue, abortion.

CS: I, for one, believe a judge can be pro-life, yet still be fair and balanced and uphold a woman’s right to choose.

NC: So pro-choice.

CS: Exactly. (more…)

Michelle Malkin is on the case of a man in Afghanistan who faces the death penalty because of his religious faith. Forty-one year-old Abdul Rahman, who says he converted to Christianity 16 years ago, is charged with “rejecting Islam,” an offense which could bring the death penalty depending on how authorities there interpret the new Afghan constitution, which is based on Sharia, or Islamic law. The case has now come to the attention of mainstream media, and Malkin has more links and video on her website. What happens to Rahman will certainly have a serious impact on U.S.-Afgan relations and may leave the White House in a difficult situation as it deals with one of its newest, democratic allies, recently liberated by American troops.

A.C. is also covering this story at Fore Left.