But wait, what does this announcement mean? How will the secret court oversee the program? Short answer: No one seems to know. Administration officials aren't telling and the papers have different people telling them different things. It is unclear whether the administration found a friendly judge who gave a blanket approval to the program or whether it will have to seek individual approval each time it wants to eavesdrop. The LAT quotes Rep. Jane Harman, formerly the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who said, "the bottom line here is they will have to get individualized warrants if they want to listen to the communications of Americans in America." Meanwhile, the NYT talks to Republican Rep. Heather A. Wilson of New Mexico who says that as far as she knows the administration "convinced a single judge in a secret session … to issue a court order to cover the president's terrorism surveillance program."

Now, this seems like a basic issue that should be known. Why isn't anyone talking? After all, Gonzales will be asked the questions tomorrow, right? TP's take on the matter: The administration wanted all of today's papers to have headlines like "Court Will Oversee Wiretap Program" (WP) and "U.S. Ceases Warrantless Spy Operation" (LAT). Those are the main messages that will stick with the public, and then when more details come out as lawmakers seek answers they won't be on Page One.