Arlen Specter wants to hold still another special investigation into what is now being called “Spy-Gate.”

Honest.

The Pennsylvania Republican remains unsatisfied with the answers he’s gotten from the NFL concerning their investigation into the taping of opposing teams that was done by the New England Patriots and their coach Bill Belichick.

Specter envisions a new congressional probe into the matter, one on a par with the Mitchell Report on steroid use in major league baseball.

Wonderful.

Uh, Sen. Specter? We are paying almost $4 a gallon on gas. The economy is in shambles. Foreclosures are going through the roof We’re still trying to cobble together an exit plan for Iraq.

And you’re still looking to find out what happened with the Patriots and their taping practices?

Look, we agree with you that the whole thing still stinks. But it’s time to let it go.

The Eagles lost to the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Yeah, it hurt. But I don’t think it was because the Patriots were taping their signals in the first half. I think it was because Andy Reid apparently didn’t realize you might want to go to a hurry-up offense when you’re two scores down in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter.

Let’s move on to more pressing topics. Like maybe what’s wrong with Brett Myers.