Single Lens Theory

Inevitable. Senator Arlen Specter's office confirms that the Senator is seeking a "sit-down" with Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the National Football League to discuss what has now been dubbed "spygate", specifically, the New England Patriots purported "spying" on opposing teams to gain a strategic advantage in games and the NFL's response and conduct in the wake of that purported activity, including alleged destruction of data.

 The Senator is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the same Committee that investigates criminal conduct at the highest levels of government, including Watergate and Iran-Contra; conduct where the face of the nation was on trial. Now, the Committee is looking into the propriety of a football team and it's governing body. Don't misconstrue, there is a history of private litigants challenges to the conduct of the NFL in the civil controversy arena, but the Senate Judiciary Committee, perhaps the most prestigious sophisticated Congressional Committee in the United States government?  Maybe the attention drawn to Senator Mitchell's investigation of Major League Baseball has something to do with it? To date, the New England Patriots have not commented on the media reports and no one within the organization has confirmed the number of videographers or rather, whether there was more than one "shooter".

John M. Hanamirian