Why don't you just come out once and scream it?

From the "really obvious questions that people ask anyway" Department...

NSA Lawyer Questioned Over Cellphone Location Tracking of Americans: Is the government using cellular data to track Americans as they move around the U.S.?

Seems like an answer to that would be fairly straightfoward, doncha think? The possibilities are: Yes or No. Paranoid recluses everywhere would suggest the answer is "yes." The NSA's lawyer's answer will be "no." Because he's lying. (hey, he's a lawyer AND he's with the NSA. You were expecting the truth?)

But nooooo...

“There are certain circumstances where that authority may exist,” he said. His comments came after Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) asked him several times whether the government has the authority to “use cell site data to track the location of Americans inside the country.”

No, no, no! I explained this! It's a Yes or No Question. So is it YES, or is it frickin' NO??

Oh, but that's okay. Don't sweat the uncertainty, citizens. They'll get back to us on that...

Although Olsen acknowledged the possibility, he also said “it is a very complicated question” and that the intelligence community is working on a memo that will provide a better answer for the committee.

I'm gonna hold my breath until I see that memo. Starting...NOW!