Specter Backs off on NFL Threats

Arlen Specter has decided to give up the notion of creating a Congressional investigation over the suspension of Terrell Owens. I guess he's finally decided he's got better things to do:

Sen. Arlen Specter backed off a threat to have a Senate subcommittee investigate whether the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles violated antitrust laws in their handling of Terrell Owens.

Specter, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday that he talked to lawyers in the Department of Justice about the issue.

"I think it's more a matter for them than us because we've got ... a lot of matters which take precedence over this for our own time," said Specter, R-Pa.

I think Arlen's office probably was told by many, many people that the Senator had more important things to do rather than worry about NFL issues. Why doesn't he try and get Judge Alito confirmed, for instance?