Who should Chair the US Senate Judiciary Committee?

I just called the Washington DC office of my Republican US Senator, Wayne Allard, and told the staffer that nominal Republican Arlen Specter isn't truly qualified to Chair the US Senate Judiciary Committee. I was persuaded by the new blog site Not Specter and by the comments of Kathryn Jean Lopez from National Review's Corner and those of the National Review's editors.

Sometimes I am reluctant to criticize and rebuke fellow Republicans, no matter how mushy-moderate they behave. But having just cashiered Tom Daschle, the Senate's obstructionist-in-chief, on Tuesday, I don't believe a Republican version chairing the US Senate Judiciary Committee is acceptable. Your thoughts?

The following was lifted from the Corner:

EASY "SPECTER-NO" REFERENCE [KJL]
Here are the numbers for Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee. If you want to take action on making sure Specter is not judiciary chairman, call your Republican senators. If you do not have a Republican senator, call Republicans on the Judiciary Committee. They are:

Hatch (202) 224-5251
Grassley (202)224.3744
Kyl (202) 224-4521
DeWine (202) 224-2315
Sessions (202) 224-4124
Graham (202) 224-5972
Craig 202/224-2752
Chambliss (202) 224-3521
Cornyn 202-224-2934

Get your senator's phone number/e-mail from the directory at www.senate.gov.

Again, no need to bombard Frist. Every Republican senator votes on the leadership. Every Republican needs to hear that Americans do not want Arlen Specter determining who can and who cannot sit on the Supreme Court.

And remember, this is time-sensitive. I've been told Republicans could caucus on this as early as next week. And then, friends, we're stuck.